Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 13 km NE of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 13 km NE of Valdez, Alaska on Thu, Jun 3, 2021, 10:42 PM AKDT (06:42 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
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-06-04 06:42:22 UTC
Depth
27.6 km (17.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.219° N, 146.167° 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
24

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 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.736 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.915 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.431 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 3.729 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 10
  6. 2.433 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.146 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.938 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.648 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.642 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.947 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.643 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.813 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.519 km NE of Cordova, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.633 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.640 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.248 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.354 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.536 km NNE of Cordova, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.348 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.519 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 1.840 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 2.232 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1927 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 1.834 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1926 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 1.526 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1926 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 1.740 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 1.853 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.546 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 2.945 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  30. 1.742 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 1.558 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 1.651 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.843 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.841 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 1.621 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 1.828 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 1.946 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 1.546 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 1.621 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 2.748 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 2.347 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 2.937 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 3.133 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 3.718 km ENE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  45. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1909 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 1.619 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 1.624 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 2.041 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 1.840 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 1.544 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 1.646 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 3.043 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.548 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 2.938 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 1.640 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 2.556 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 2.043 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 2.352 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 1.736 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 1.538 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 1.936 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.624 km NW of Cordova, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.847 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.254 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.512 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.610 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 3.047 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 22
  8. 1.947 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.843 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.248 km S of Tonsina, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 40 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.630 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 28 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.539 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.949 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.816 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.833 km S of Tolsona, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 34 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.848 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.661 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.611 km SW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.630 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02174g4fyd. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:55 PM UTC.