Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km E of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km E of Valdez, Alaska on Wed, Feb 17, 2021, 5:16 PM AKST (02:16 UTC), 25 km (15 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
2021-02-18 02:16:38 UTC
Depth
24.5 km (15.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.127° N, 146.262° 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
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 79 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.531 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.543 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.9Southern Alaska · 2045 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.532 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.139 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.749 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 34 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.936 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.632 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.930 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.547 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 32 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.657 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.653 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.648 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 32 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 3.830 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 26
  18. 1.842 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.830 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2035 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 2.055 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 1.519 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 30 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 1.952 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 3.430 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  25. 1.929 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 2.428 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 2.935 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 1.837 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 2.332 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 1.642 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2032 days ago · 27 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 1.651 km SE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 27 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 3.051 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 2.731 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 1.821 km ESE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.69 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.541 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 28 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 1.642 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 2.246 km WSW of Tonsina, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 28 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 2.214 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 9
  41. 1.535 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 1.538 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 1.631 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 1.635 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 1.550 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 2.029 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 2.529 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 1.629 km N of Valdez, AK · 2020 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 2.018 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 1.621 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 1.519 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.726 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 1.536 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 1.536 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 1.547 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.634 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 2.418 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.811 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 1.646 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 3.811 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 18

The first 60 of 79.

Before

  1. 1.632 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.848 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.628 km SE of Valdez, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.857 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.632 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.635 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 28 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.543 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 31 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.046 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.034 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.739 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.737 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.833 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.845 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.627 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.850 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 40 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.529 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.846 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.233 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.957 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021292mcwc. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:52 AM UTC.