Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 34 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 34 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska on Sat, Sep 18, 2021, 2:47 AM AKDT (10:47 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-18 10:47:15 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.348° N, 145.238° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.633 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.984 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 68 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.965 km WSW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.529 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.627 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.827 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.748 km E of Paxson, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.729 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.532 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 3.528 km N of Paxson, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.730 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.219 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.977 km SW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.040 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.688 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.527 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.529 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.529 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.331 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.837 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 2.038 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 1.714 km WSW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.087 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.881 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.737 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.324 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.046 km ENE of Paxson, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.917 km ESE of Healy Lake, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.432 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021bzti0tk. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 7:47 AM UTC.