Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 86 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 86 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska on Mon, Dec 13, 2021, 5:19 AM AKST (14:19 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 71 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-13 14:19:41 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.521° N, 147.058° 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
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.528 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.512 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 81 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.568 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 61 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.674 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 83 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.113 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.131 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.763 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.627 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.621 km ENE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 102 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.656 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.978 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.525 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.924 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.657 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.134 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 150 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.321 km ENE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 103 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.714 km E of Healy, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.050 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.133 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.662 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 1.660 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 2.157 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 2.871 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 1.627 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.89 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 2.118 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 74 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 1.984 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 1.583 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 1.927 km N of Paxson, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 1.530 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 1.935 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 1.916 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 118 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.817 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 1.713 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 108 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 1.511 km NE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 1.673 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 2.568 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 69 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.868 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 67 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 1.856 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 3.431 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.246 km WSW of Paxson, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 250 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.668 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.963 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.570 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 62 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.075 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.129 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.573 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.940 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 72 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.662 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.83 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 104 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.666 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.532 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.472 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.628 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.674 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.730 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 70 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021fy3xnnk. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:08 PM UTC.