Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 47 km N of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 47 km N of Valdez, Alaska on Wed, Jun 24, 2020, 12:06 AM AKDT (08:06 UTC), 22 km (13 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-06-24 08:06:24 UTC
Depth
21.7 km (13.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.549° N, 146.462° 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
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.645 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2288 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.19 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2287 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 6
  3. 2.425 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 31 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 3.322 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 29 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.721 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.016 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.847 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 3.048 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.544 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.649 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2283 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.147 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2283 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.657 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2283 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.518 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 2282 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.550 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2282 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.642 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2279 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.539 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 2279 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.632 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2279 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.537 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2278 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.237 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2278 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.730 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 2271 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.642 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2270 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 1.836 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2270 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 2.215 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2269 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 1.535 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2268 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 1.59 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 2267 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 1.618 km WNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2267 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.650 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2267 days ago · 36 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 1.933 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2266 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 1.845 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2266 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 1.724 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2266 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 1.87 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.534 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.037 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 2.339 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 1.953 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 1.736 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 2.330 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 239 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2261 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 1.729 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 2.244 km S of Tonsina, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 3.0Southern Alaska · 2260 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 3.043 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  43. 1.942 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 1.519 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 2.320 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 1.922 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 1.913 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 1.612 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 1.733 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2252 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 1.747 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 1.737 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 2.550 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 2.532 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  55. 2.413 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.547 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 1.712 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 1.549 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 37 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 2.214 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.745 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

  1. 2.923 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2292 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.67 km N of Glennallen, Alaska · 2293 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.638 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2293 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.848 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2294 days ago · 20 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.528 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.718 km NNE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.950 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 27 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.030 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.646 km SSE of Nelchina, AK · 2296 days ago · 27 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.712 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2297 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 9
  11. 1.536 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2297 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.539 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2297 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.911 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2298 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 15
  14. 1.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2300 days ago · 24 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.610 km SE of Tonsina, Alaska · 2300 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.521 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2300 days ago · 34 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.845 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.811 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.839 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2302 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.640 km WNW of Valdez, AK · 2305 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020837dvup. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:14 PM UTC.