Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 16 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 16 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska on Wed, Aug 18, 2021, 6:33 AM AKDT (14:33 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 50 km E of Whittier, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-08-18 14:33:29 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.268° N, 146.224° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
51

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 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1873 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.616 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.949 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.012 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.942 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.146 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.56 km SW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.448 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.553 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.848 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.043 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.658 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.250 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.527 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.542 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.547 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.52 km SSW of Valdez, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.849 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.031 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 3.350 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.617 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.750 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.613 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.552 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 1.543 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 34 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 1.520 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 1.950 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 2.531 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 28 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 2.017 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 1.946 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 2.348 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 1.750 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 2.044 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 3.347 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 1.751 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 2.044 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.748 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 28 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 1.634 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 1.519 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 27 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 2.048 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 1.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 30 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 1.733 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 1.558 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 1.844 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 2.630 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 28 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 1.627 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 1.644 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 1.525 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 2.09 km NNW of Cordova, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 1.710 km ENE of Valdez, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 3.124 km NNW of Cordova, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.649 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 31 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 2.050 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 1.647 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 2.141 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 2.521 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 2.047 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 1.749 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 1.918 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 83.

Before

  1. 2.042 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.950 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.546 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 29 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.948 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.322 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.357 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.047 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.530 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.324 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.545 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.526 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.339 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.919 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.525 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.047 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.846 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.211 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 4
  18. 2.939 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.719 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 3.551 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2

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