Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 24 km NW of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 24 km NW of Valdez, Alaska on Mon, Jun 5, 2017, 7:36 AM AKDT (15:36 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 29 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-06-05 15:36:32 UTC
Depth
19.8 km (12.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.303° N, 146.647° 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
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 67 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.837 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.630 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.736 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.854 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.965 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.941 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.141 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.727 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.746 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 3.631 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.116 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.543 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.815 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.213 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.729 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.933 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.729 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.918 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.550 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 29 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.029 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 4.129 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 22 · tsunami flag
  22. 2.251 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.847 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 1.856 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 2.112 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.825 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.548 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 3.229 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
  29. 1.553 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 1.533 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 30 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 2.057 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 2.341 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3380 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.536 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3380 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 1.944 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3380 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 2.014 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.856 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 1.843 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 2.324 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 3376 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 2.054 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3374 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  40. 2.05 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3374 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.735 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3373 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 2.549 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 1.640 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3370 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 1.954 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.34 km E of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.049 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 1.646 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 1.751 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 2.414 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 3.243 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  51. 1.941 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.645 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 2.323 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 2.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 1.638 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 1.546 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 27 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 1.941 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3361 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 1.620 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 36 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 1.847 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3357 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 1.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3357 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 67.

Before

  1. 2.138 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 29 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.349 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.142 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.915 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.953 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.919 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.817 km W of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 42 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.847 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.915 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.736 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.941 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.533 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.539 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 4.115 km WNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 134 · tsunami flag
  15. 1.815 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.540 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.915 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.724 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.642 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 3.014 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away

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