Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 47 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 47 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska on Wed, Mar 24, 2021, 10:49 PM AKDT (06:49 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 11 km N of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-03-25 06:49:11 UTC
Depth
14.8 km (9.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.584° N, 146.504° 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
61

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 65 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.816 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.634 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.512 km WSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.418 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.811 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.535 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.646 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 3.811 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 18
  9. 2.335 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.636 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 28 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.620 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.544 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.819 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.515 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.513 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.930 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.746 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 27 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.38 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.747 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.539 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 1.634 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 2.047 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.236 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 1.933 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 1.736 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 2.439 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 1.644 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 2.139 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 1.813 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.750 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 2.134 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 1.731 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 1.747 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 31 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 1.939 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 3.213 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  36. 2.312 km NW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 2.335 km N of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 1.813 km NW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 1.535 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 2.37 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 2.2Southern Alaska · 1980 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1979 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 1.831 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 2.9Southern Alaska · 1979 days ago · 24 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 1.562 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 2.045 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 1.636 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 30 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 1.612 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 2.465 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 1.842 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.814 km NW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 1.753 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 1.958 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 1.744 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 61 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 1.616 km E of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 2.49 km W of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 1.514 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 43 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 2.044 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 27 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 1.630 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 1.611 km SW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 65.

Before

  1. 1.536 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.726 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.519 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.621 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.533 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.018 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.629 km N of Valdez, AK · 2024 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.529 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.029 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.550 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.635 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.535 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.214 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 9
  14. 2.246 km WSW of Tonsina, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 28 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.541 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 28 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.69 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.821 km ESE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 3.051 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.651 km SE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 27 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2037 days ago · 27 km deep · 26 km away

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