Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 36 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 36 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska on Tue, Jul 14, 2020, 11:28 AM AKDT (19:28 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 Southern Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Valdez forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-07-14 19:28:27 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.432° N, 146.630° 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
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.215 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2268 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.535 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2267 days ago · 20 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.59 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 2267 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.618 km WNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2267 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.650 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2267 days ago · 36 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.933 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2266 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.845 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2266 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.724 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.87 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.037 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.339 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.953 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.736 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.330 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 239 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2261 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.729 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.244 km S of Tonsina, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 3.0Southern Alaska · 2259 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 3.043 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.753 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.519 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 2.320 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 1.922 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.913 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 29 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.612 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 1.733 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 1.747 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.737 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.550 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2249 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 2.532 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2249 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  32. 2.413 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 1.547 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 1.712 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.549 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 37 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 2.214 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.745 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 2.140 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 1.643 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 1.742 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 1.526 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 36 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 2.246 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 1.630 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 2.110 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2240 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 1.749 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 2.648 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 1.52 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 1.929 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 2.441 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 2.053 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 28 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 1.741 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 2.034 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 1.943 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 2.4Southern Alaska · 2228 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.733 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.523 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 1.541 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2227 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 1.729 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.816 km SE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of 71.

Before

  1. 1.642 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2269 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.730 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 2271 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.237 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2278 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.537 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2278 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.632 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2278 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.539 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 2278 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.642 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2279 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.550 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2281 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.518 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 2282 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.657 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2282 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.147 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2283 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.649 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2283 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.544 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2283 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 3.048 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2283 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.847 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.016 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.721 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 3.322 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 29 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.425 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.19 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2286 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 6

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02090gtbfe. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:37 AM UTC.