M1.9 earthquake 50 km N of Valdez, Alaska

Magnitude

1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Sun, Apr 20, 1997, 6:56 PM AKDT

UTC

1997-04-21 02:56:12 UTC

Depth

26.9 km (16.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

61.583° N, 146.347° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

23

• Valdez, AlaskaPopulation 3,870. Forecast50 kmN
• Knik-Fairview, AlaskaPopulation 14,923. Forecast172 kmE
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast193 kmENE

After

1. 2.1Southern AlaskaSun, Apr 20, 8:03 PM AKDT · 10759 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
2. 2.349 km SSE of Nelchina, AlaskaMon, Apr 21, 7:33 AM AKDT · 10759 days ago · 32 km deep · 6 km away
3. 4.048 km N of Valdez, AlaskaMon, Apr 21, 7:33 AM AKDT · 10759 days ago · 30 km deep · 8 km away
4. 1.748 km N of Valdez, AlaskaMon, Apr 21, 8:08 AM AKDT · 10759 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
5. 2.048 km N of Valdez, AlaskaMon, Apr 21, 10:07 AM AKDT · 10759 days ago · 31 km deep · 7 km away
6. 2.345 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaMon, Apr 21, 11:50 AM AKDT · 10759 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
7. 1.826 km NW of Valdez, AlaskaMon, Apr 21, 5:03 PM AKDT · 10758 days ago · 29 km deep · 39 km away
8. 1.647 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaTue, Apr 22, 2:34 AM AKDT · 10758 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
9. 2.239 km NW of Valdez, AlaskaWed, Apr 23, 11:55 PM AKDT · 10756 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
10. 2.19 km W of Glacier View, AlaskaFri, Apr 25, 5:58 PM AKDT · 10754 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away
11. 1.540 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, AlaskaFri, Apr 25, 8:06 PM AKDT · 10754 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
12. 1.516 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Apr 25, 10:09 PM AKDT · 10754 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
13. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, AlaskaSat, Apr 26, 1:58 PM AKDT · 10754 days ago · 35 km deep · 5 km away
14. 1.533 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaMon, Apr 28, 7:01 AM AKDT · 10752 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
15. 1.948 km N of Valdez, AlaskaTue, Apr 29, 10:14 PM AKDT · 10750 days ago · 34 km deep · 4 km away
16. 1.826 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, AlaskaThu, May 1, 8:20 AM AKDT · 10749 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
17. 1.546 km N of Valdez, AlaskaFri, May 2, 5:01 AM AKDT · 10748 days ago · 24 km deep · 5 km away
18. 2.314 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, AlaskaFri, May 2, 1:22 PM AKDT · 10748 days ago · 40 km deep · 73 km away
19. 2.342 km N of Valdez, AlaskaFri, May 2, 8:42 PM AKDT · 10747 days ago · 30 km deep · 8 km away
20. 1.936 km N of Valdez, AlaskaFri, May 2, 9:27 PM AKDT · 10747 days ago · 31 km deep · 16 km away
21. 2.639 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaThu, May 8, 4:31 AM AKDT · 10742 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
22. 1.527 km SW of Glacier View, AlaskaThu, May 8, 1:23 PM AKDT · 10742 days ago · 34 km deep · 87 km away
23. 1.935 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaThu, May 8, 7:18 PM AKDT · 10741 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
24. 1.519 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaFri, May 9, 5:34 AM AKDT · 10741 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
25. 2.012 km NNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSat, May 10, 2:25 PM AKDT · 10740 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
26. 4.015 km SSE of Kenny Lake, AlaskaTue, May 13, 9:27 AM AKDT · 10737 days ago · 38 km deep · 81 km away
27. 2.425 km NNW of Glacier View, AlaskaTue, May 13, 7:07 PM AKDT · 10736 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away
28. 1.743 km WNW of Valdez, AlaskaWed, May 14, 3:39 PM AKDT · 10735 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
29. 1.614 km S of Valdez, AlaskaSat, May 17, 4:15 AM AKDT · 10733 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
30. 1.562 km S of Glacier View, AKSun, May 18, 2:36 AM AKDT · 10732 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
31. 2.743 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaSun, May 18, 11:10 AM AKDT · 10732 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
32. 1.558 km ENE of Whittier, AlaskaMon, May 19, 3:09 PM AKDT · 10731 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
33. 1.827 km ESE of Tatitlek, AlaskaTue, May 20, 6:10 PM AKDT · 10729 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
34. 1.746 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaFri, May 23, 5:34 AM AKDT · 10727 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
35. 2.043 km NW of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, May 23, 10:39 AM AKDT · 10727 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
36. 1.926 km NNW of Glacier View, AlaskaSun, May 25, 11:36 AM AKDT · 10725 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away
37. 2.043 km S of Nelchina, AlaskaThu, May 29, 7:04 AM AKDT · 10721 days ago · 30 km deep · 19 km away
38. 2.430 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, AlaskaThu, May 29, 10:35 AM AKDT · 10721 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
39. 1.818 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaThu, May 29, 11:49 PM AKDT · 10720 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
40. 1.642 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaFri, May 30, 2:21 PM AKDT · 10720 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
41. 1.645 km N of Valdez, AlaskaSat, May 31, 6:23 PM AKDT · 10718 days ago · 27 km deep · 8 km away
42. 1.539 km NW of Valdez, AlaskaThu, Jun 5, 5:58 AM AKDT · 10714 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
43. 2.149 km N of Valdez, AlaskaThu, Jun 5, 3:12 PM AKDT · 10714 days ago · 37 km deep · 2 km away
44. 1.840 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaMon, Jun 9, 2:44 PM AKDT · 10710 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
45. 1.547 km N of Valdez, AlaskaTue, Jun 10, 2:51 AM AKDT · 10709 days ago · 40 km deep · 9 km away
46. 2.032 km NW of Valdez, AlaskaWed, Jun 11, 7:44 PM AKDT · 10707 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
47. 1.622 km W of Tatitlek, AlaskaThu, Jun 12, 5:54 AM AKDT · 10707 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
48. 2.09 km W of Tatitlek, AlaskaThu, Jun 12, 12:26 PM AKDT · 10707 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
49. 2.221 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSat, Jun 14, 10:20 AM AKDT · 10705 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
50. 1.539 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaSun, Jun 15, 6:49 AM AKDT · 10704 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
51. 2.442 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaMon, Jun 16, 4:22 PM AKDT · 10702 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away
52. 2.864 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaMon, Jun 16, 5:19 PM AKDT · 10702 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away

Before

1. 2.08 km S of Valdez, AlaskaSun, Apr 20, 8:29 AM AKDT · 10760 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
2. 1.86 km SSW of Valdez, AlaskaSun, Apr 20, 7:48 AM AKDT · 10760 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
3. 3.339 km SSE of Glacier View, AlaskaSat, Apr 19, 9:06 PM AKDT · 10760 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
4. 1.748 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Apr 18, 10:31 AM AKDT · 10762 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
5. 1.814 km SE of Glacier View, AlaskaThu, Apr 17, 1:55 AM AKDT · 10763 days ago · 31 km deep · 61 km away
6. 1.849 km SSE of Nelchina, AlaskaWed, Apr 16, 5:07 AM AKDT · 10764 days ago · 34 km deep · 10 km away
7. 1.938 km SSE of Chickaloon, AlaskaTue, Apr 15, 3:58 AM AKDT · 10765 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
8. 2.133 km NE of Valdez, AlaskaMon, Apr 14, 9:39 AM AKDT · 10766 days ago · 31 km deep · 29 km away
9. 1.547 km S of Nelchina, AlaskaSun, Apr 13, 8:50 AM AKDT · 10767 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
10. 1.648 km N of Valdez, AlaskaSat, Apr 12, 8:30 AM AKDT · 10768 days ago · 32 km deep · 8 km away
11. 3.117 km SE of Valdez, AlaskaFri, Apr 11, 11:19 AM AKDT · 10769 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
12. 1.549 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaTue, Apr 8, 3:44 PM AKDT · 10771 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
13. 1.926 km NW of Valdez, AlaskaTue, Apr 8, 12:44 PM AKDT · 10772 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
14. 1.812 km WNW of Valdez, AlaskaTue, Apr 8, 1:54 AM AKDT · 10772 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
15. 1.715 km W of Eureka Roadhouse, AlaskaSun, Apr 6, 1:23 AM AKST · 10774 days ago · 37 km deep · 70 km away
16. 1.956 km SSE of Glacier View, AlaskaSat, Apr 5, 12:01 PM AKST · 10775 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
17. 1.539 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Apr 4, 5:18 PM AKST · 10775 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
18. 2.04 km ENE of Nelchina, AlaskaFri, Apr 4, 12:35 PM AKST · 10776 days ago · 55 km deep · 51 km away
19. 2.018 km NW of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Apr 4, 3:13 AM AKST · 10776 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
20. 1.828 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaThu, Apr 3, 11:57 AM AKST · 10777 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak99753m6f21. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:42 AM UTC.