Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 30 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 30 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska on Thu, Oct 24, 2024, 7:56 AM AKDT (15:56 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 32 km NNW of Chistochina, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-10-24 15:56:11 UTC
Depth
10.2 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.351° N, 145.414° 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
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.630 km ENE of Paxson, Alaska · 700 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.536 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 697 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.724 km SSE of Dot Lake Village, Alaska · 696 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.630 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 681 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.927 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 666 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.731 km N of Paxson, Alaska · 661 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.445 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 659 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.540 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 657 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.626 km NNW of Chistochina, Alaska · 653 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 3.032 km NNW of Chistochina, Alaska · 653 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.134 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 652 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 1.58 km WSW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 709 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.037 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 710 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.136 km SW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 711 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.981 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 724 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.587 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 724 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.834 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 724 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.682 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 726 days ago · 69 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024dp3ey8j. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:37 PM UTC.