Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 34 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 34 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska on Sat, Sep 11, 2021, 5:28 AM AKDT (13:28 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M3.6 14 km NW of Glennallen, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-11 13:28:20 UTC
Depth
27.4 km (17.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.697° N, 146.547° 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
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.519 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.048 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 30 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.558 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.614 km NW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 16
  6. 1.844 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.613 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.752 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.630 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 28 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.644 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.525 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 30 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.710 km ENE of Valdez, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.58 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.611 km NE of Silver Springs, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 53 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.649 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 31 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.050 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.626 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.141 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.811 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.015 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 29 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 2.047 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 1.749 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 1.759 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 32 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 1.646 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 1.550 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 30 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 1.537 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 1.520 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 1.711 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.648 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 1.753 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.622 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 1.745 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 1.549 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 1.626 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 1.629 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 1.633 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 1.65 km E of Glacier View, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 36 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 1.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 2.137 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 1.536 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 1.533 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 1.724 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 1.926 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 1.512 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 1.635 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 1.639 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 1.948 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 2.033 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 2.243 km WSW of Tonsina, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 2.038 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 2.239 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 1.529 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 1.639 km N of Cordova, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.647 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 1.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 43 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 2.739 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 1.740 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 2.142 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 1.832 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 29 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 1.748 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 28 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.751 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 3.347 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.044 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.750 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.348 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.946 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.743 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 38 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.531 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 28 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.519 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.520 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.543 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 34 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.613 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.617 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 29 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.031 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.849 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.52 km SSW of Valdez, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.542 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.527 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.250 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021boaetyd. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.