Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 48 km N of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 48 km N of Valdez, Alaska on Fri, Dec 29, 2017, 8:15 AM AKST (17:15 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 16 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-12-29 17:15:24 UTC
Depth
22.4 km (13.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.563° N, 146.430° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.7ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.7ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed

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
102

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 105 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.617 km NW of Nelchina, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 36 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.533 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.646 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.646 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.631 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.549 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.838 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.712 km W of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 36 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.75 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 39 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.78 km N of Glennallen, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.240 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.532 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.950 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.25 km N of Glennallen, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.628 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.547 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 30 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.538 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.55 km SSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 46 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.742 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 35 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.820 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 2.324 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.322 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.623 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.523 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.844 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 25 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 2.020 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 1.745 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 39 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 1.523 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 37 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.642 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 27 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 1.619 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 1.518 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 1.99 km N of Glennallen, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 2.145 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 29 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.326 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 1.621 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 1.717 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3178 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.639 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3178 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 1.942 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3178 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 1.822 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.836 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 1.924 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 1.929 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 2.244 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3174 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 4.140 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 54
  46. 2.239 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 4.317 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 292 · tsunami flag
  48. 1.616 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 2.016 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.615 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.717 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.716 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 2.518 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 2.715 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 2.638 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 4.616 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.515 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 1.517 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 2.917 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  60. 2.741 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 28 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 105.

Before

  1. 2.019 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3202 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.77 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 34 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.547 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.634 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.518 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.848 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 25 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.06 km WSW of Nelchina, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.542 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.946 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 21 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.243 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.827 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 40 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.936 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.641 km ESE of Valdez, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.631 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.747 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 22 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.536 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 39 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.230 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.536 km N of Cordova, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.819 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away

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