Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 38 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 38 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska on Mon, Jan 25, 2021, 11:31 PM AKST (08:31 UTC), 27 km (17 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-26 08:31:03 UTC
Depth
27.3 km (17.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.465° N, 146.546° 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
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 95 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.629 km SSE of Tonsina, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.845 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.751 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.636 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.533 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 28 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.632 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.649 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.648 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.623 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.86 km WSW of Valdez, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.538 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.626 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.732 km NNW of Cordova, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.745 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.825 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.729 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 27 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.534 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.342 km NNE of Cordova, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.048 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.233 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 1.69 km WSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.529 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.850 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 40 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 1.627 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.845 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 1.833 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 1.737 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.739 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.828 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 2.034 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 2.046 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.543 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 31 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 1.635 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.931 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 1.632 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.857 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 28 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 1.628 km SE of Valdez, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 1.848 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 1.632 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 1.64 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 1.543 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 1.827 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 1.711 km W of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 1.532 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 2.139 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 1.749 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  48. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 34 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 1.936 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.632 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 1.930 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 1.547 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 32 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 1.648 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 1.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 32 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 3.830 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 26
  57. 1.842 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 1.830 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 30 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2037 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 1.519 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 30 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 95.

Before

  1. 1.542 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.530 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.845 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.543 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 21 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.524 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.735 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.134 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.547 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 29 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.550 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 30 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.647 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.847 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.233 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 37 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.928 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.930 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.933 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.331 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.133 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.131 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.643 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021174x539. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC.