Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 46 km N of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 46 km N of Valdez, Alaska on Fri, Apr 2, 2021, 9:04 PM AKDT (05:04 UTC), 27 km (17 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
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-03 05:04:27 UTC
Depth
26.8 km (16.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.546° N, 146.387° 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

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Stations used
60

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02149vzcup. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC.