Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 42 km ENE of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 42 km ENE of Paxson, Alaska on Mon, Apr 5, 2021, 9:01 PM AKDT (05:01 UTC), 9 km (6 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
2021-04-06 05:01:28 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.287° N, 144.900° 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
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.225 km SSW of Tanacross, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.050 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.750 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.638 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.837 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.9Central Alaska · 1976 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.752 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.756 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.726 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.522 km WSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.619 km SE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.215 km S of Tanacross, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.635 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 3.430 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.529 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.723 km ENE of Paxson, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.732 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.932 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 2.113 km NNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.026 km SSW of Tanacross, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 3.823 km SSW of Tanacross, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3
  4. 1.547 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.87 km SE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.716 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.827 km NE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.531 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.817 km SSW of Deltana, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.830 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.924 km SE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0214eukrfs. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:54 PM UTC.