Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 36 km NW of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 36 km NW of Valdez, Alaska on Tue, Sep 3, 2019, 3:50 AM AKDT (11:50 UTC), 20 km (12 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-09-03 11:50:23 UTC
Depth
19.8 km (12.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.333° N, 146.874° 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
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 96 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.112 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.942 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.243 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.94 km SW of Nelchina, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 36 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.729 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.643 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.020 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.432 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.038 km SSE of Mendeltna, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 28 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.637 km SSE of Mendeltna, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 34 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.553 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.731 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.046 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.542 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.838 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2574 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.544 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.813 km WSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.736 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.948 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.527 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 1.730 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 29 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 2.041 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 1.543 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 27 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 2.832 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 1.517 km WNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 2.747 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 28 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2566 days ago · 21 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 1.849 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 1.740 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 2.250 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 1.552 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 1.857 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 2.051 km NNE of Cordova, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 36 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.633 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 1.532 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 2563 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 1.520 km SE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2562 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 1.740 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 1.737 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 1.946 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2559 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 1.653 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.834 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 1.916 km WNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 31 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 1.529 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 2.347 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 7
  46. 2.029 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 1.544 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 29 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 2.023 km WSW of Tonsina, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 60 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 3.467 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 1.646 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 27 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 1.633 km ESE of Valdez, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 1.815 km NNE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 2.345 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 2.847 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 1.736 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 2.035 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 1.633 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 32 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 1.518 km SSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 45 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 2.441 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 2.128 km SSE of Mendeltna, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 96.

Before

  1. 1.831 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.640 km SSW of Tonsina, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.020 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.545 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.143 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.053 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.026 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.627 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.431 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.420 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.044 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.948 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.76 km NE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.918 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.849 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 27 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.145 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.147 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2603 days ago · 36 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.152 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2604 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 3.435 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 18
  20. 2.318 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away

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