Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 86 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 86 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska on Tue, Apr 27, 2021, 10:37 AM AKDT (18:37 UTC), 2 km (1 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
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-27 18:37:25 UTC
Depth
1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.514° N, 147.062° 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
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.837 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.9Central Alaska · 1976 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.752 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.555 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.882 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.5Central Alaska · 1973 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.560 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.756 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.572 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 193 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.282 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.726 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.522 km WSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.862 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.661 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.811 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.332 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.560 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.817 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 101 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.066 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.259 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 3.09 km E of Healy, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 103 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.650 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 2.872 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 2.161 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 1.543 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 1.561 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.580 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 60 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.081 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 1.76 km E of Healy, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 103 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 3.430 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.529 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.570 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 54 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.762 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 2.013 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 112 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.763 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.617 km SE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 2.144 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 97 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 2.110 km SSE of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 2.732 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 1.932 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 2.153 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.549 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 71 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.514 km NE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 2.655 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 1.724 km E of Healy, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 101 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 2.369 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 64 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 1.562 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 3.031 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 3.251 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.845 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 1.545 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 1.638 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.045 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.558 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 62 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.675 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 28 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.681 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.062 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.660 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.99 km E of Healy, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 105 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.560 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.661 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.750 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.880 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.5Central Alaska · 1992 days ago · 102 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.958 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 77 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.428 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 99 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.563 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.682 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.050 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.567 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 80 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.620 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 85 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0215dste66. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:35 AM UTC.