Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 31 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 31 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska on Wed, Aug 28, 2019, 9:51 PM AKDT (05:51 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 67 km S of Glacier View, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.4 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, Aug 28, 2019, 9:51 PM AKDT
UTC: 2019-08-29 05:51:22 UTC
Depth: 14.4 km (8.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 61.284° N, 146.844° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 85

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 96 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 96.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019b2nss82 (also filed as us700059hu). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:56 PM UTC.