Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 47 km N of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 47 km N of Valdez, Alaska on Sat, Jun 12, 2021, 5:09 AM AKDT (13:09 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M3.7 18 km ENE of Tatitlek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-06-12 13:09:35 UTC
Depth
27.3 km (17.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.558° N, 146.457° 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
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 76 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.643 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.85 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.813 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.633 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.248 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.354 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.536 km NNE of Cordova, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.348 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.519 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.840 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.232 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.56 km NNE of Glennallen, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.549 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.714 km E of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.834 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.526 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.740 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.117 km E of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.853 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.546 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 2.945 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  22. 1.742 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 1.558 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.651 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.843 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 24 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 1.841 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 1.621 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1922 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 3.214 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 4
  29. 2.813 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.828 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 2.816 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 1.946 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 1.546 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 1.621 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 2.748 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 2.347 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 2.937 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 1.516 km W of Gulkana, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 3.133 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 3.718 km ENE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  41. 1.614 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1913 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 1.619 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 1.624 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 2.041 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 1.840 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 1.544 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 1.646 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.023 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 3.043 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 21 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.548 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 2.938 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 1.640 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 2.556 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 2.119 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 2.352 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 1.736 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 1.538 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 1.719 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 1.652 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 76.

Before

  1. 2.642 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.648 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 22 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.938 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.146 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.433 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 3.729 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 10
  7. 2.431 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 30 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.915 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.736 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.731 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 32 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.513 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 28 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.625 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.936 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.624 km NW of Cordova, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.847 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.254 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.512 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.610 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 3.047 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 22

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