Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 10 km N of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 10 km N of Valdez, Alaska on Sat, Nov 2, 2019, 5:07 AM AKDT (13:07 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 42 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-11-02 13:07:16 UTC
Depth
9.9 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.229° N, 146.370° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 87 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.549 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 29 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.513 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.510 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 32 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.742 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.648 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.136 km SW of Tonsina, Alaska · 2518 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.211 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2518 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.838 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.519 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.518 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.540 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 3.342 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 27 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.647 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.749 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.833 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.2Southern Alaska · 2512 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.746 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.540 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 3.040 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
  20. 1.636 km SE of Valdez, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.637 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 28 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 1.861 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 2509 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.649 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2509 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.554 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2509 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.140 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2509 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 1.649 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2509 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 2.338 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2508 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 1.643 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2505 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.548 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2505 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 1.923 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2504 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 1.839 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2501 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 1.524 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 32 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.110 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 2.144 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 1.740 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 1.754 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 2.951 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 1.517 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 1.532 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 1.644 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 1.912 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 2.146 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 28 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 1.646 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 27 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 1.644 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2492 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 1.641 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 1.535 km S of Tolsona, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 29 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 1.520 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 1.516 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 1.542 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 2.047 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 2.150 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.741 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 44 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 1.642 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 1.640 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 1.640 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 1.648 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 2.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 1.932 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 1.656 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 87.

Before

  1. 1.838 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.835 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.48 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 4
  4. 1.544 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.538 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.524 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.911 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 3.044 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 30 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.148 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.14 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.631 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.544 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.331 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.047 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.647 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 32 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.144 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2534 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.3Southern Alaska · 2534 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.948 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2534 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.654 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2536 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.336 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019e2a8d9v (also filed as us700062av). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:33 PM UTC.