Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 45 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 45 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska on Mon, Feb 1, 2021, 10:27 PM AKST (07:27 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 30 km S of Nelchina, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-02 07:27:25 UTC
Depth
19.3 km (12.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.600° N, 146.550° 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
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 92 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.825 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.729 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 27 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.534 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.342 km NNE of Cordova, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.048 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 24 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.233 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.69 km WSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 28 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.529 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.850 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 40 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.833 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.737 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.828 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.034 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.046 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 30 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.543 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 31 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 28 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.635 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.931 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.632 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.528 km WNW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.857 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 28 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.628 km SE of Valdez, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.230 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.848 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.632 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 1.64 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 1.543 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 1.827 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.711 km W of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 2.140 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.532 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 2.139 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 1.749 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 34 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.936 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 1.632 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 1.930 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 1.547 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 32 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 1.648 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 22 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 32 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 3.830 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 26
  43. 1.842 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 1.830 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 30 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2036 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 1.519 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 30 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 3.430 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  48. 1.929 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 2.428 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 2.935 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 1.837 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 2.332 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 1.642 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2033 days ago · 27 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 1.651 km SE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 3.051 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 1.821 km ESE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 1.69 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.541 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 1.7Central Alaska · 2028 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 92.

Before

  1. 1.732 km NNW of Cordova, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.626 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.538 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.86 km WSW of Valdez, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.623 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.648 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.649 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.632 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.821 km E of Copper Center, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 73 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.533 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 28 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.636 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.751 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.845 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.629 km SSE of Tonsina, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.638 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 27 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.842 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.84 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.530 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.543 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.735 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away

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