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, 11:25 PM AKDT (07:25 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-05 07:25:13 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.340° N, 145.426° 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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.331 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.837 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.038 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.628 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.129 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 3.075 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.246 km WSW of Paxson, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 250 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 3.431 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.686 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.528 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.142 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.615 km NNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.627 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away

Before

  1. 1.529 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.527 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.688 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.040 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.977 km SW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.219 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.730 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 3.528 km N of Paxson, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.532 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.6Central Alaska · 1813 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.729 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.584 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021e75dinw. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 3:00 AM UTC.