Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 47 km N of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 47 km N of Valdez, Alaska on Sun, May 30, 2021, 5:12 AM AKDT (13:12 UTC), 22 km (14 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
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-30 13:12:46 UTC
Depth
22.4 km (13.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.553° N, 146.426° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 83 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.047 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 22
  2. 1.610 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.512 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.254 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.847 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.624 km NW of Cordova, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.936 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.625 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.513 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.731 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 32 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.736 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.915 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.431 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 3.729 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 10
  16. 2.433 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.146 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.938 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.648 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.642 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.947 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 27 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.643 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 1.85 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.813 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.633 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 2.248 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.354 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 2.536 km NNE of Cordova, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 2.348 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.519 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.840 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 2.232 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 1.56 km NNE of Glennallen, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.714 km E of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 28 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.834 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 1.526 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 1.740 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1922 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.117 km E of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.853 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.546 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 2.945 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  42. 1.742 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 1.558 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 1.651 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 1.843 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 1.841 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 1.621 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 3.214 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 4
  49. 2.813 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.828 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 2.816 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 1.946 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 1.546 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 1.621 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 2.748 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 2.347 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 2.937 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 1.516 km W of Gulkana, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 3.133 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 3.718 km ENE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 83.

Before

  1. 2.843 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.248 km S of Tonsina, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 40 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.630 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 28 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.625 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.539 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.949 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.535 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.725 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.816 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.833 km S of Tolsona, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 34 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.848 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 18 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.661 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.611 km SW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 28 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.630 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.044 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 27 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.514 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 43 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.49 km W of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.616 km E of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.744 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 61 km deep · 61 km away

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