M2.7 earthquake 32 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 32 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska on Thu, Jun 3, 2021, 12:54 PM AKDT (20:54 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 31 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.033 · 118 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021730zqk0 (also filed as us7000e9jc). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:51 AM UTC.