Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 36 km N of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 36 km N of Valdez, Alaska on Fri, Jan 24, 2020, 4:24 PM AKST (01:24 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 26 km E of Tatitlek, 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
2020-01-25 01:24:41 UTC
Depth
34.3 km (21.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.455° N, 146.219° 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
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 93 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.650 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.57 km WSW of Valdez, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.226 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.618 km N of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 3.326 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.539 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 30 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.08 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 30 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.99 km N of Glennallen, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.043 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 29 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.634 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.839 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.445 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 3.343 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.829 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.644 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.651 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 27 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.548 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.623 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.735 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.533 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 1.643 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 2.215 km NE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 38 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.820 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.944 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 1.650 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 1.645 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 1.514 km WSW of Valdez, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.651 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.854 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.654 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 2.027 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.237 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 2.018 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2419 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.88 km SSE of Willow Creek, Alaska · 2419 days ago · 51 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 1.840 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2419 days ago · 23 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 2.042 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 1.913 km SSE of Tonsina, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 1.527 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.626 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 36 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 1.828 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 1.543 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 2.239 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 1.550 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 1.844 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 1.64 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.011 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 1.730 km SSE of Tonsina, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 1.620 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 1.737 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 25 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 2.029 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 1.644 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 34 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 1.547 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 36 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 3.139 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 28 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.545 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 31 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 1.544 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 1.641 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 29 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 1.743 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 28 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 1.937 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 1.640 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 1.668 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 93.

Before

  1. 1.98 km NE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.637 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.610 km WSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 41 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.727 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.639 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.923 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.512 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.849 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.636 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.745 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 27 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.251 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.751 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.013 km NE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 3.822 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 55
  15. 1.827 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 2.231 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.846 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 41 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.837 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 27 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.539 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.536 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away

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