Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 31 km NE of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 31 km NE of Paxson, Alaska on Mon, Sep 1, 2025, 9:45 AM AKDT (17:45 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 34 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-09-01 17:45:43 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.321° N, 145.251° 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
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.830 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 397 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.870 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 396 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.972 km SW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 396 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.429 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 396 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.227 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 396 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.729 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 396 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.528 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 396 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.624 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 393 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.931 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 391 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.933 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 388 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 3.834 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 387 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.029 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 387 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.730 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 387 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.728 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 387 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.829 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 387 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.830 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 387 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.928 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 387 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.729 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 386 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.828 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 385 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.328 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 382 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 2.728 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 382 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 1.628 km N of Paxson, Alaska · 380 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 1.841 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 379 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 1.728 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 377 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 1.545 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 376 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 1.831 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 374 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 1.65 km ESE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 372 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.629 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 372 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 1.527 km N of Paxson, Alaska · 372 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.633 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 371 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 1.833 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 370 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 2.136 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 370 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.634 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 369 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 1.779 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 369 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 2.229 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 368 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 1.522 km N of Gakona, Alaska · 367 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 1.843 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 366 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 1.540 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 365 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 1.528 km N of Paxson, Alaska · 365 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 1.829 km N of Paxson, Alaska · 365 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 1.827 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 361 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 1.87 km SE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 361 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.628 km N of Paxson, Alaska · 359 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 1.936 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 359 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.629 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 358 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 1.734 km SW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 357 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 2.437 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 352 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 1.631 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 350 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 1.827 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 349 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 2.076 km W of Paxson, Alaska · 348 days ago · 103 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.642 km SW of Whitestone, Alaska · 338 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 1.748 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 399 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.528 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 400 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.373 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 420 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 3.030 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 420 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.787 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 423 days ago · 71 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.831 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 426 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.931 km WSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 427 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.844 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 428 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak025b7tisbe. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:38 PM UTC.