Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 42 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 42 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska on Sun, Sep 15, 2019, 1:30 PM AKDT (21:30 UTC), 15 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-09-15 21:30:48 UTC
Depth
15.2 km (9.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.332° N, 147.027° 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
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 101 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.838 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2573 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.544 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.813 km WSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.736 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.948 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.527 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.730 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.041 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.543 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.832 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.517 km WNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.747 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 28 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2564 days ago · 21 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.849 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.740 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.250 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.552 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.857 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2563 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.051 km NNE of Cordova, Alaska · 2563 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.633 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2563 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 1.532 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 2561 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.520 km SE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2561 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.740 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2559 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 1.737 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2559 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 1.946 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.653 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.834 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 29 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 1.916 km WNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.529 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.347 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 7
  32. 2.029 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 1.544 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 29 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 2.023 km WSW of Tonsina, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 60 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 3.467 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 1.646 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 27 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 1.633 km ESE of Valdez, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 1.815 km NNE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 2.345 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 2.847 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 1.736 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 2.035 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.633 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2548 days ago · 32 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 1.518 km SSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2548 days ago · 45 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 2.441 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 2.128 km SSE of Mendeltna, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 2.025 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 1.641 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 3.245 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 2.135 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 1.626 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 1.648 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 1.629 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 1.746 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 1.524 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 1.941 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 1.838 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 1.740 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 2.3Southern Alaska · 2543 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 2.336 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 101.

Before

  1. 2.046 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.731 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.553 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.637 km SSE of Mendeltna, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 34 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.038 km SSE of Mendeltna, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.432 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.020 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 30 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.643 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.729 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.94 km SW of Nelchina, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 36 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.243 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.942 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.112 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.536 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.831 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.640 km SSW of Tonsina, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.020 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.545 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.143 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.053 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away

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