Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 37 km NE of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 37 km NE of Paxson, Alaska on Thu, Apr 29, 2021, 6:55 AM AKDT (14:55 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
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-29 14:55:02 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.350° N, 145.137° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.9Central Alaska · 1978 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.752 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.756 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.726 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.522 km WSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.215 km S of Tanacross, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.635 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.872 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.430 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.529 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.723 km ENE of Paxson, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.732 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.932 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.829 km N of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 3.031 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.845 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.545 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 1.886 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.638 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.750 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.050 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.225 km SSW of Tanacross, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.542 km ENE of Paxson, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.113 km NNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.026 km SSW of Tanacross, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 3.823 km SSW of Tanacross, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0215h1m5u7. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:09 AM UTC.