Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 29 km NW of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 29 km NW of Valdez, Alaska on Wed, Jun 21, 2017, 6:49 AM AKDT (14:49 UTC), 15 km (9 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-06-21 14:49:32 UTC
Depth
14.9 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.304° N, 146.755° 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
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.918 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.550 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.029 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.129 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 22 · tsunami flag
  5. 2.251 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.847 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.856 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.112 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.825 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.548 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 3.229 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.553 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.650 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.533 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 30 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.057 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.341 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.536 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.944 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.014 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3380 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.856 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3380 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.843 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.324 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 2.054 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3375 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  24. 2.05 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3374 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.735 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3374 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 2.549 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3373 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 1.640 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 1.856 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3370 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.954 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.34 km E of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.049 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 1.646 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 1.751 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 2.414 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 3.243 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  36. 1.941 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.645 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 2.323 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 2.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 1.638 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 1.546 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 27 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 1.557 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 1.941 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 1.620 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 36 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 1.847 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 1.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3357 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 1.754 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3357 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 1.728 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 1.842 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 1.639 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 1.542 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 34 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 2.343 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 1.648 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 2.040 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.650 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 2.833 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.640 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 2.542 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 2.229 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 1.515 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 72.

Before

  1. 1.933 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.729 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 28 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.213 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.815 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.543 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.116 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 3.631 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.746 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.727 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.141 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.941 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.965 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.854 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.736 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.630 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.837 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.524 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.138 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 29 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.349 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.142 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away

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