Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 29 km NW of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 29 km NW of Valdez, Alaska on Mon, Feb 26, 2018, 7:49 AM AKST (16:49 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 60 km WSW 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
2018-02-26 16:49:48 UTC
Depth
16.2 km (10.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.326° N, 146.712° 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: 83 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.644 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.742 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3139 days ago · 19 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.258 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3138 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.830 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3138 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.932 km SSW of Tonsina, Alaska · 3138 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.848 km NNE of Cordova, Alaska · 3138 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.731 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3138 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.728 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3137 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.67 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.648 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.049 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3135 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.920 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3134 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.045 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.626 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.559 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3131 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.613 km NE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 34 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.653 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.849 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 3.052 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  21. 3.07 km W of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 1.814 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 1.535 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 1.558 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.746 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 1.851 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 1.746 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.546 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 39 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.816 km NNE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 1.622 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 28 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 1.537 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 1.630 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.529 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.634 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 1.921 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 2.149 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 3.130 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 27 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 2.346 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3120 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 1.527 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 29 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 1.546 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 2.08 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 1.933 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 28 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 1.639 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 2.151 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 1.510 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 1.660 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 27 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 1.650 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.834 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 1.623 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3111 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 2.124 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 1.950 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 1.620 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 27 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 2.233 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3106 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 2.228 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 1.613 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3104 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 2.235 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 3103 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 1.823 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3102 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 1.644 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3101 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 2.525 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 83.

Before

  1. 1.655 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3141 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.532 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3143 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.744 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3144 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.648 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3144 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.539 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.546 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 3.652 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 11
  8. 1.851 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.917 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.652 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3149 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.828 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3149 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.247 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3149 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.223 km ESE of Valdez, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.641 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.741 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.926 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.942 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.632 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 63 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.529 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3155 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.554 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0182mjgbos (also filed as ak18545772). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:49 PM UTC.