Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 38 km NE of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 38 km NE of Paxson, Alaska on Tue, Apr 27, 2021, 5:58 AM AKDT (13:58 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-27 13:58:53 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.349° N, 145.101° 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
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.886 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.837 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.9Central Alaska · 1976 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.752 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.756 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.726 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.522 km WSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.215 km S of Tanacross, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.635 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.872 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 3.430 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.529 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.723 km ENE of Paxson, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.732 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.932 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.829 km N of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 3.031 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.845 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.545 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 1.750 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.050 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.225 km SSW of Tanacross, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.542 km ENE of Paxson, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.113 km NNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.026 km SSW of Tanacross, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.823 km SSW of Tanacross, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  8. 1.547 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.87 km SE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0215dpysac. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 12:40 PM UTC.