Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 32 km NW of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 32 km NW of Valdez, Alaska on Wed, Mar 3, 2021, 7:24 PM AKST (04:24 UTC), 14 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
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-04 04:24:34 UTC
Depth
13.7 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.344° N, 146.749° 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
86

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 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.642 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2032 days ago · 27 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.651 km SE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 3.051 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.731 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.821 km ESE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.69 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.541 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 28 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.642 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.246 km WSW of Tonsina, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.214 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 9
  12. 1.535 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.538 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.635 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.550 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.029 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.529 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.629 km N of Valdez, AK · 2019 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.018 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.621 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 1.519 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 1.726 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 1.536 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 1.536 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 1.547 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 1.816 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.634 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 20 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.512 km WSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 2.418 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.811 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 1.646 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 3.811 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 18
  33. 2.335 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 1.636 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 2.620 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 1.544 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 1.819 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 1.515 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 1.513 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 1.734 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.930 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 1.746 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 27 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 2.38 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 1.747 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 1.539 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 1.634 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 2.047 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 2.236 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 1.933 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 2.439 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 1.644 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 2.139 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 1.813 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 1.750 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 2.134 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 1.731 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 1.747 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 31 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 1.939 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 1.535 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 2.140 km SSE of Knik River, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 1.837 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.935 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.428 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.929 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 3.430 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.952 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.519 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 30 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.055 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2035 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.830 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 30 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.842 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 3.830 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 26
  13. 1.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 32 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.648 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.653 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.657 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 32 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.547 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.930 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.632 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away

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