Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 37 km ENE of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 37 km ENE of Paxson, Alaska on Thu, Aug 12, 2021, 1:34 PM AKDT (21:34 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 28 km N of Paxson, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-12 21:34:50 UTC
Depth
10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.263° N, 144.986° 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
53

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.79 km SSE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.78 km SE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.432 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.917 km ESE of Healy Lake, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.046 km ENE of Paxson, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.324 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.737 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.714 km WSW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.634 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.633 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.529 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.627 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.827 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.748 km E of Paxson, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.729 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.532 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 3.528 km N of Paxson, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.830 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.96 km E of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.66 km SE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.16 km ESE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.19 km ESE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 9
  6. 2.030 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021aat38ky. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:06 AM UTC.