Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 29 km NE of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 29 km NE of Paxson, Alaska on Fri, Oct 8, 2021, 2:16 PM AKDT (22:16 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2021-10-08 22:16:07 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.309° N, 145.269° 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
27

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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.532 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.528 km N of Paxson, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.730 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.219 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.977 km SW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.040 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.688 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.527 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.529 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.529 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.331 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.837 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.038 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.628 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.214 km SSE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.129 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 3.075 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 1.748 km E of Paxson, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.827 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.627 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.529 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.965 km WSW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.984 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 68 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.633 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.634 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.714 km WSW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.087 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.881 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.737 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021cx37i33. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 2:21 PM UTC.