Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 32 km NE of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 32 km NE of Paxson, Alaska on Sun, Oct 10, 2021, 6:23 AM AKDT (14:23 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
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-10 14:23:27 UTC
Depth
10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.328° N, 145.245° 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
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.528 km N of Paxson, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.730 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.219 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.977 km SW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.040 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.688 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.527 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.529 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.529 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.331 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.837 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.038 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.628 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.214 km SSE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.129 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 3.075 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 1.729 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.748 km E of Paxson, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.827 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.627 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.529 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.965 km WSW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.984 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 68 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.633 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.634 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.714 km WSW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.087 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.881 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.737 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021d09k9t0. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 11:35 PM UTC.