Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 45 km N of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 45 km N of Valdez, Alaska on Sun, Jun 14, 2020, 5:15 PM AKDT (01:15 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 22 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, 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
2020-06-15 01:15:25 UTC
Depth
24.1 km (15.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.542° N, 146.356° 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
46

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 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.911 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2297 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 15
  2. 1.539 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.536 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.712 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 9
  5. 1.646 km SSE of Nelchina, AK · 2296 days ago · 27 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.030 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.950 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 27 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.718 km NNE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.528 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.848 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2294 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.638 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2293 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.67 km N of Glennallen, Alaska · 2292 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.923 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2292 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.647 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2290 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.645 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2288 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.19 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2286 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 6
  17. 2.425 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 3.322 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 29 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.721 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.016 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.847 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 3.048 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 20 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.544 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.649 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2283 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 2.147 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2283 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.657 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2282 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.518 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 2282 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 1.550 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2282 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.642 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2279 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 1.539 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 2279 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.632 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2279 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 2.537 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2278 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 2.237 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2278 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 1.730 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 2271 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.642 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2270 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 1.836 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2270 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 2.215 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2269 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 1.535 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2268 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 1.59 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 2267 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 1.618 km WNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2267 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.650 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2267 days ago · 36 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 1.933 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2266 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 1.845 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2266 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 1.724 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2266 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 1.87 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.037 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 2.339 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 1.953 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 1.736 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 2.330 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 239 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2261 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 1.729 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 2.244 km S of Tonsina, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 3.0Southern Alaska · 2259 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 3.043 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 19 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  56. 1.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 1.519 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 2.320 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 1.922 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 1.913 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 29 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 79.

Before

  1. 1.610 km SE of Tonsina, Alaska · 2299 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.521 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2300 days ago · 34 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.845 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2300 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.811 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.839 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.640 km WNW of Valdez, AK · 2304 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.513 km ENE of Silver Springs, Alaska · 2304 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.243 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2306 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.142 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2306 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.328 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2306 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.920 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2306 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 3.230 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2307 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.019 km SE of Valdez, Alaska · 2307 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.840 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2307 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.339 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2308 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.13 km W of Glacier View, Alaska · 2311 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.542 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2312 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.446 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2312 days ago · 36 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.644 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2312 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.734 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2312 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away

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