Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 36 km NW of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 36 km NW of Valdez, Alaska on Wed, Apr 8, 2020, 4:09 PM AKDT (00:09 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 44 km N of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-04-09 00:09:50 UTC
Depth
23.5 km (14.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.350° N, 146.845° 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
63

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 79 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.645 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.138 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.528 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.3Southern Alaska · 2364 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.541 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.047 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.643 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2360 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.661 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2360 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.542 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2358 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.651 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 2357 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.534 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 2357 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.763 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2356 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.723 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2356 days ago · 34 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.919 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2353 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.544 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2353 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.638 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.647 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.622 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.535 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.334 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 1.745 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 1.531 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2348 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 1.842 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 2.233 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.549 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 27 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 1.620 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2345 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 3.844 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2345 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 19
  28. 1.540 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2344 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 1.520 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2344 days ago · 31 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 1.755 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 1.837 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.047 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 2.146 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2341 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 1.819 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2341 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 1.649 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2341 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.158 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2341 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.859 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 3.157 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2338 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.645 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 1.844 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 1.820 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 1.534 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2335 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 1.642 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2335 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 1.836 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2334 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 1.632 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2333 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 2.345 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 31 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 1.844 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 29 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 2.229 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 1.717 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 1.542 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 1.854 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.732 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 1.638 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2329 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 1.832 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2329 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 3.353 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 2.112 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2323 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 2.436 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 2.219 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 1.951 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 2.142 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 79.

Before

  1. 2.664 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2369 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.616 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2369 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.521 km ESE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2370 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.531 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2371 days ago · 23 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.638 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2371 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.553 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2374 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.850 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2375 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.022 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2375 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.644 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2375 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.539 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2376 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.254 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2376 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.151 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2377 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.650 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2378 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.733 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2378 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.530 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2378 days ago · 27 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.734 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2378 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  17. 3.934 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2378 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 51
  18. 2.144 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.525 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.741 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0204ldsqlg. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:51 PM UTC.