Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 28 km NW of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 28 km NW of Valdez, Alaska on Tue, Jan 31, 2017, 12:29 PM AKST (21:29 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 18 km NE of Valdez, 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
2017-01-31 21:29:02 UTC
Depth
11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.322° N, 146.714° 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
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 111 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.512 km WSW of Valdez, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.558 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.054 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.940 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.718 km W of Glacier View, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.640 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.555 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.913 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.714 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.514 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.739 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.116 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.517 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.115 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.241 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.619 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.18 km WNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 36 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.615 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.656 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.614 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.314 km W of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 37 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.922 km SSE of Valdez, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 1.746 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 1.939 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 1.535 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 2.515 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.646 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 38 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 1.929 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.511 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.918 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 1.711 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.525 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 1.725 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 2.346 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 3.328 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 5
  36. 3.127 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 1.848 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 2.718 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 2.121 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 1.619 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 1.624 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 1.643 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.824 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 1.539 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 1.612 km WSW of Valdez, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 1.750 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 30 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 1.650 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 3.339 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 1.73 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 1.824 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.551 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 1.624 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 1.824 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3508 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 1.924 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3508 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 1.550 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3508 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 1.847 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3506 days ago · 27 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.937 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3505 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 1.543 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3505 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 2.158 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3504 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 4.018 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 3503 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 19 · tsunami flag

The first 60 of 111.

Before

  1. 1.635 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3534 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 3.09 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.837 km SSE of Knik River, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.635 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.930 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.742 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.511 km SSE of Valdez, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.639 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.018 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.510 km N of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.816 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.817 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.728 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 31 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.529 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.635 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.522 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.546 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.847 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.010 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away

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