Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 30 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 30 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska on Sat, Jul 24, 2021, 6:48 AM AKDT (14:48 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 9 km ESE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-24 14:48:37 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.319° N, 145.295° 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
59

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.19 km ESE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 9
  2. 4.16 km ESE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.66 km SE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.96 km E of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.830 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.737 km ENE of Paxson, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.79 km SSE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.78 km SE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.069 km WSW of Paxson, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 250 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.432 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.917 km ESE of Healy Lake, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.046 km ENE of Paxson, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.324 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.737 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.881 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.087 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.714 km WSW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.634 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.633 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 1.985 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 77 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.545 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.845 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0219f9sky9. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:35 AM UTC.