Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 29 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 29 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska on Sat, Dec 4, 2021, 3:11 AM AKST (12:11 UTC), 1 km (0 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
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-04 12:11:10 UTC
Depth
0.6 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.336° N, 145.422° 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
54

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.075 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.246 km WSW of Paxson, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 250 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 3.431 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.686 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.528 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.142 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.615 km NNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.627 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.978 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.050 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.662 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.131 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.984 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.583 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.927 km N of Paxson, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.530 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.935 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 1.628 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.038 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.837 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.331 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.529 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.529 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.527 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021fj6uvu6. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:27 AM UTC.