Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 46 km WSW of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 46 km WSW of Paxson, Alaska on Fri, Dec 10, 2021, 11:04 AM AKST (20:04 UTC), 250 km (155 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-10 20:04:31 UTC
Depth
249.9 km (155.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
62.924° N, 146.450° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.431 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.856 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.686 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.528 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.568 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 61 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.674 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 83 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.763 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.627 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.978 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.050 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.662 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.660 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.157 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.984 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.583 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.927 km N of Paxson, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.530 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.935 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.529 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 1.668 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.963 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.570 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 62 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 3.075 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.129 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.573 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.662 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.666 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.472 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.628 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.674 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.569 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 60 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.068 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 67 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.680 km NW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.331 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ft8sz9e. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:46 PM UTC.