Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 27 km NE of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 27 km NE of Paxson, Alaska on Fri, Dec 6, 2024, 5:07 AM AKST (14:07 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2024-12-06 14:07:24 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.278° N, 145.245° 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
59

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.731 km N of Paxson, Alaska · 661 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.445 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 659 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.540 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 657 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.626 km NNW of Chistochina, Alaska · 653 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 3.032 km NNW of Chistochina, Alaska · 653 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.134 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 652 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.523 km S of Deltana, Alaska · 643 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.533 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 637 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.837 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 636 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.950 km N of Lake Louise, Alaska · 628 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.573 km SW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 621 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.410 km ENE of Fort Greely, Alaska · 620 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.56 km S of Fort Greely, Alaska · 615 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.615 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 615 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.635 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 614 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.538 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 611 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.630 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 681 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.724 km SSE of Dot Lake Village, Alaska · 696 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024fo6myr0. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:42 PM UTC.