Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 27 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 27 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska on Fri, Oct 1, 2021, 12:34 AM AKDT (08:34 UTC), 4 km (2 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-01 08:34:14 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.325° N, 145.476° 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
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.827 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.748 km E of Paxson, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.482 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.383 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.784 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.083 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.584 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.729 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.6Central Alaska · 1813 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.532 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 3.528 km N of Paxson, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.730 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.219 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.977 km SW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.040 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.688 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.527 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.529 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.529 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.331 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 1.837 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 2.038 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.628 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away

Before

  1. 1.529 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.965 km WSW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.984 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 68 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.633 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.634 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.714 km WSW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.087 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.881 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.737 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.781 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.324 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away

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