Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 49 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 49 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska on Wed, Jul 28, 2021, 10:16 AM AKDT (18:16 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M3.5 51 km W of Tonsina, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-07-28 18:16:07 UTC
Depth
49.8 km (30.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.222° N, 147.256° 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 97 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.335 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.747 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.646 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 3.551 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.719 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.939 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.211 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 4
  8. 2.127 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.846 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.047 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.525 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.919 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.339 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.526 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.545 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.324 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.530 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.93 km SW of Whittier, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.047 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.628 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 2.357 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 2.322 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 1.948 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 1.546 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 1.950 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 2.042 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.834 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.835 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 1.620 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.516 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1870 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 2.616 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 1.949 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 2.012 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 1.942 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 2.146 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 1.56 km SW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 2.448 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 1.553 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 2.522 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 1.815 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.848 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.043 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 1.658 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 1.530 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 2.250 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 1.527 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 2.048 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 1.542 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 1.547 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 1.52 km SSW of Valdez, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 1.849 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 2.031 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 3.350 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 1.617 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 29 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 1.750 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 1.613 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.552 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 97.

Before

  1. 1.520 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.722 km NE of Chickaloon, AK · 1892 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.752 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.613 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 28 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.652 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.556 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1895 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.719 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.538 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.736 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.857 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.352 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.119 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.043 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.556 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.640 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.938 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.548 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 3.043 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.255 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away

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