Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 48 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 48 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska on Thu, Aug 8, 2019, 6:10 AM AKDT (14:10 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 35 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-08-08 14:10:56 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.315° N, 147.158° 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
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 76 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.549 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2609 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.517 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.523 km SE of Valdez, Alaska · 2604 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.318 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2603 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.435 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2603 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 18
  6. 2.152 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.147 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 36 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.755 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.145 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.849 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 27 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.918 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.76 km NE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.948 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.044 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.420 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.431 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.627 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.026 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.053 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.143 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.545 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 2.020 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 1.640 km SSW of Tonsina, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.831 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 2.452 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.536 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 2.112 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 1.942 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 2.243 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 1.94 km SW of Nelchina, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 36 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 2.729 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.643 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 2.020 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 2.432 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 2.038 km SSE of Mendeltna, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 1.637 km SSE of Mendeltna, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 34 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 1.553 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 1.731 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 2.046 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 1.542 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 1.838 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2572 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 1.544 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 1.813 km WSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 1.736 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 1.948 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 1.527 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 1.730 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 2.041 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 1.543 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 27 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 2.832 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 1.517 km WNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 2.747 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2564 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 1.849 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 1.740 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2563 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 2.250 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2563 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 1.552 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2563 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 1.857 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2562 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 1.633 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2562 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 76.

Before

  1. 2.038 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2612 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.039 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2612 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.839 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2612 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.2Southern Alaska · 2613 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.657 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2613 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.529 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2613 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.147 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2614 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.232 km N of Cordova, Alaska · 2614 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.536 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2615 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.844 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2615 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.333 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2615 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.746 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2616 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.947 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2616 days ago · 46 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.846 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2617 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.856 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2617 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.934 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2618 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.445 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2619 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.944 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2619 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.642 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2620 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.615 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 2622 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away

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