Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 30 km NW of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 30 km NW of Valdez, Alaska on Sat, May 29, 2021, 5:25 AM AKDT (13:25 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 29 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-05-29 13:25:36 UTC
Depth
28.1 km (17.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.340° N, 146.722° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 87 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 40 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.248 km S of Tonsina, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.843 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.947 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 3.047 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 22
  6. 1.560 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.610 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.512 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.254 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.847 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.624 km NW of Cordova, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.140 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.936 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.625 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.513 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 28 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.731 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 32 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.736 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.915 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.431 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 3.729 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 10
  22. 2.433 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 2.146 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 1.938 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 1.648 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 2.642 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 1.947 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 27 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 1.643 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 1.85 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 2.813 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 1.519 km NE of Cordova, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.633 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 1.640 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 2.248 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 2.354 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 2.536 km NNE of Cordova, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 2.348 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 28 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 1.519 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 1.840 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 2.232 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 1.549 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 1.714 km E of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 1.834 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 1.526 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 1.740 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 2.117 km E of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 1.853 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 1.546 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1927 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 2.945 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1927 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
  50. 1.742 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 1.558 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 1.651 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 1.843 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 1.841 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1922 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 1.621 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 1.828 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 19 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 1.711 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.946 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 1.546 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 1.621 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 87.

Before

  1. 2.625 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.539 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.949 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.535 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.740 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.725 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.816 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.833 km S of Tolsona, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 34 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.848 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.661 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.611 km SW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.630 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.044 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 27 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.514 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 43 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.49 km W of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.616 km E of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.744 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 61 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.958 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.753 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.465 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away

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