Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 34 km SE of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 34 km SE of Valdez, Alaska on Sun, Sep 13, 2020, 12:30 PM AKDT (20:30 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 48 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-09-13 20:30:36 UTC
Depth
20.1 km (12.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.929° N, 145.876° 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
52

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 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.611 km SSE of Valdez, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.629 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.641 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.944 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.639 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.69 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.88 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.539 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.913 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.942 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.811 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.28 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.430 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.711 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.716 km NE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.640 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.510 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.818 km SE of Valdez, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.844 km NE of Cordova, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.650 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.928 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.635 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 2.125 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 1.925 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 2.013 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.957 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2193 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 1.653 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 3.1Southern Alaska · 2192 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 1.746 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.538 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.544 km SSW of Tonsina, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 1.636 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 2.347 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.733 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 2.751 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.952 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 1.635 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 1.517 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 1.612 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 2.011 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 1.636 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 1.845 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.639 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 1.642 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 1.531 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 2.240 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 1.751 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 2.741 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2171 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 2.140 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2171 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 2.850 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.550 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2168 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 1.537 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2167 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 1.912 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2167 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 1.537 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 1.644 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 1.534 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 2.234 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 1.650 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 1.547 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 2.151 km SE of Valdez, AK · 2163 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

  1. 4.141 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 31 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 103 · tsunami flag
  2. 2.128 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.142 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.747 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.137 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.649 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 36 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.639 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 36 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.729 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.541 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.733 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.4Southern Alaska · 2231 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.755 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.943 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.034 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.741 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.617 km S of Cordova, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.053 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.441 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.929 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away

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