Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 29 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 29 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska on Thu, Nov 4, 2021, 9:27 PM AKDT (05:27 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 31 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Deltana forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-05 05:27:17 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.337° N, 145.388° 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
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.529 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.331 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.837 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.038 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.628 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.129 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 3.075 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.246 km WSW of Paxson, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 250 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 3.431 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.686 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.528 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.142 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.615 km NNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.627 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 1.527 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.688 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.040 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.977 km SW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.219 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.730 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 3.528 km N of Paxson, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.532 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.6Central Alaska · 1812 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.729 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.584 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021e7478b8. Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 11:34 PM UTC.