Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 32 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 32 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska on Fri, Aug 20, 2021, 9:15 AM AKDT (17:15 UTC), 10 km (6 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
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-20 17:15:01 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.338° N, 145.278° 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
55

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.917 km ESE of Healy Lake, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.046 km ENE of Paxson, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.324 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.737 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.881 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.087 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.714 km WSW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.634 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.633 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.984 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 68 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.965 km WSW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.529 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.627 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.827 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.748 km E of Paxson, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.729 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.532 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 3.528 km N of Paxson, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.730 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away

Before

  1. 2.069 km WSW of Paxson, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 250 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.78 km SE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.79 km SSE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.737 km ENE of Paxson, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.830 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.96 km E of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.66 km SE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.16 km ESE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 4.19 km ESE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 9
  10. 2.030 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.985 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 77 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021anyw3p7 (also filed as us6000f8vx). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:23 AM UTC.