Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 31 km NE of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 31 km NE of Paxson, Alaska on Mon, Feb 23, 2026, 7:46 AM AKST (16:46 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 15 km WSW of Fort Greely, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-02-23 16:46:45 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.316° N, 145.233° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 2.9 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.839 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 223 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.552 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 223 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.843 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 222 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.730 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 220 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.911 km N of Chistochina, Alaska · 211 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.887 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 209 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.640 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 207 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.222 km SW of Tanacross, Alaska · 189 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.726 km SSW of Tanacross, Alaska · 188 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.829 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 188 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.630 km N of Paxson, Alaska · 185 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.739 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 184 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.529 km N of Paxson, Alaska · 182 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.639 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 181 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.833 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 177 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.515 km WSW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 176 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.631 km ENE of Paxson, Alaska · 172 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.131 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 169 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.315 km WSW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 166 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.712 km WSW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 166 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.633 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 166 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 1.730 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 228 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.029 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 229 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.529 km NNW of Chistochina, Alaska · 229 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.929 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 230 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.736 km ENE of Paxson, Alaska · 230 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.625 km SSW of Tanacross, Alaska · 231 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.941 km ENE of Paxson, Alaska · 234 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.224 km SW of Tanacross, Alaska · 235 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.333 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 235 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.553 km WSW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 237 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.930 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 239 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.61 km SSE of Whitestone, Alaska · 242 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.246 km SW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 248 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.951 km SW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 248 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.649 km SW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 248 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.834 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 250 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.833 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 250 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.937 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 251 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026duovxc. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:37 PM UTC.