Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 44 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 44 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska on Tue, Mar 30, 2021, 6:30 AM AKDT (14:30 UTC), 33 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 13 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-30 14:30:02 UTC
Depth
32.6 km (20.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.519° N, 146.535° 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
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.819 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.515 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.513 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.930 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.746 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 27 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.38 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.747 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.539 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.634 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.047 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.236 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.933 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.736 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.439 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.644 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.139 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.813 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.750 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.134 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.731 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 1.747 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 31 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 1.939 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 3.213 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  24. 2.312 km NW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 2.335 km N of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.813 km NW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.535 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 2.37 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 2.2Southern Alaska · 1978 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1978 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 1.831 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 2.9Southern Alaska · 1978 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 1.562 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 2.045 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.636 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 30 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 1.612 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 2.465 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 1.814 km NW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.753 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 1.958 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 1.744 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 61 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.616 km E of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 2.49 km W of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 1.514 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 43 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 2.044 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 27 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 1.630 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 1.611 km SW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 28 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 1.661 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 1.848 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 2.833 km S of Tolsona, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 34 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 1.816 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 1.725 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 2.535 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 1.949 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 1.539 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 2.625 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 28 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 1.630 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 28 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 40 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 2.620 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.636 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 28 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.335 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 3.811 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 18
  5. 1.646 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.535 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.811 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.418 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.512 km WSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.634 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.816 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 40 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.547 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.536 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.536 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.726 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.519 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.621 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.533 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.018 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.629 km N of Valdez, AK · 2022 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02143fcdyz. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:05 AM UTC.