Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 37 km N of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 37 km N of Valdez, Alaska on Mon, Jul 20, 2020, 7:24 PM AKDT (03:24 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 41 km N of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-07-21 03:24:00 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.468° N, 146.391° 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
55

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 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.339 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.953 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.736 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.330 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 239 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2261 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.729 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.244 km S of Tonsina, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 3.0Southern Alaska · 2259 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 3.043 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.753 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.519 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.320 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.922 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.913 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 29 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.612 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.733 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2252 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.747 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.737 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.550 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2249 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 2.532 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2249 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  22. 2.413 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 1.547 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 1.712 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 1.549 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 37 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 2.214 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.745 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 2.140 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 1.643 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.742 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 1.526 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 36 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 2.246 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 23 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 1.630 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 2.110 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2240 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 1.749 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 2.648 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 1.52 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 28 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 1.929 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 2.441 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 2.053 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 28 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 1.741 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 2.034 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 1.943 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 2.4Southern Alaska · 2229 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.733 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 2.523 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 1.541 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2227 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 1.729 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.816 km SE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 1.825 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.639 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 36 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 1.649 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 36 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 1.524 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 39 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 2.137 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 2.019 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 1.747 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 2.142 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 2.128 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 2.58 km SE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 71.

Before

  1. 1.87 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.724 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2266 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.845 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2266 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.933 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2266 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.650 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2267 days ago · 36 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.618 km WNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2267 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.59 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 2267 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.535 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2268 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.215 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2268 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.836 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2269 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.642 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2269 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.730 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 2271 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.237 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2278 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.537 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2278 days ago · 20 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.632 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2278 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.539 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 2278 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.642 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2279 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.550 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2282 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.518 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 2282 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.657 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2282 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away

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