Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 15 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 15 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska on Sun, Aug 13, 2017, 12:05 AM AKDT (08:05 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 20 km WNW of Tatitlek, 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
2017-08-13 08:05:39 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.183° N, 146.612° 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
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 82 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.86 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.028 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.645 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 27 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.738 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.619 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.156 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.614 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.549 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.845 km WSW of Cordova, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.949 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.543 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.810 km SSE of Valdez, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.637 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.633 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.654 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.526 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 27 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.532 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.536 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 30 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.912 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 1.533 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 2.136 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 2.453 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.118 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 2.210 km W of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.020 km S of Tolsona, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 41 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 2.522 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 2.620 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 32 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.541 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 1.550 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 1.551 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 2.442 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 1.921 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.655 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 1.519 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 36 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 2.6Southern Alaska · 3315 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 2.521 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3315 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 1.650 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 1.531 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 1.942 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 2.2Southern Alaska · 3311 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 1.651 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 2.642 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 2.038 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 2.123 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 2.541 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.615 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 1.655 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.654 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 1.747 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 1.644 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 1.536 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 30 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 1.644 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 2.156 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 1.648 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 1.939 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 1.512 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 2.526 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 1.747 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 32 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 82.

Before

  1. 2.229 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.853 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.542 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.640 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.833 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.650 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.040 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.250 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.855 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.648 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.343 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.154 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.253 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.542 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 34 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.639 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.653 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.842 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.728 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 3.153 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.754 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3356 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away

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