Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 47 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 47 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska on Sun, Mar 28, 2021, 8:32 PM AKDT (04:32 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 30 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-29 04:32:56 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.455° N, 146.118° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
38

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.789 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 72 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.679 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 73 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 3.261 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 79 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.070 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.542 km ENE of Paxson, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.763 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.050 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.682 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.563 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.958 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 77 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.880 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.750 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.062 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.681 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.675 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.045 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.638 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.886 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.837 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.9Central Alaska · 1977 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.752 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.882 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 1.756 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 1.572 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 193 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 2.282 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 1.726 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 1.522 km WSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 1.661 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.560 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 2.066 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.635 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 2.872 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 2.161 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.580 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 60 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 2.081 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 3.430 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 1.529 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 1.672 km WSW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.716 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.531 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.817 km SSW of Deltana, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.582 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.830 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.520 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02141lv95t. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:04 PM UTC.