Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 43 km S of Nelchina, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 43 km S of Nelchina, Alaska on Mon, Jun 28, 2021, 6:08 PM AKDT (02:08 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 18 km ENE of Tatitlek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-06-29 02:08:51 UTC
Depth
23.6 km (14.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.608° N, 146.684° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 74 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.841 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.621 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 3.214 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1922 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 4
  4. 2.813 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.828 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.816 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.711 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.946 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.546 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.621 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.748 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.347 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.937 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.516 km W of Gulkana, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 3.133 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 3.718 km ENE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.614 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1914 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.619 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.624 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.041 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 1.750 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.150 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.049 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.840 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 1.544 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 1.646 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 2.023 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 3.043 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.548 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 2.938 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 1.640 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 2.556 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 2.119 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 2.352 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.736 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 1.538 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 1.719 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 1.652 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 2.149 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 1.613 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.614 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 1.752 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 1.722 km NE of Chickaloon, AK · 1895 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 1.849 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 50 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 3.335 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.747 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 3.551 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  49. 2.939 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  50. 2.211 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 4
  51. 1.846 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 25 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 1.525 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 1.841 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 2.324 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 1.530 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 2.047 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 1.628 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 2.357 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 2.322 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 1.948 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 74.

Before

  1. 1.651 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.558 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.742 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1926 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.945 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.546 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.853 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.117 km E of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.740 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.526 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.834 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.714 km E of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.549 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.56 km NNE of Glennallen, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.232 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.840 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.348 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.354 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.248 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.633 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.813 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02189pz5tl. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:37 AM UTC.