Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 49 km N of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 49 km N of Valdez, Alaska on Thu, Aug 19, 2021, 2:21 PM AKDT (22:21 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 14 km NW of Glennallen, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-19 22:21:00 UTC
Depth
23.8 km (14.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.576° N, 146.333° 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
70

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 79 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.012 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.942 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.146 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 23 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.56 km SW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.448 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.815 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.848 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.043 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.658 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.250 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.527 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.542 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.547 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.52 km SSW of Valdez, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.849 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.031 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.617 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 29 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.613 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.543 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 34 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 1.520 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 2.531 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 28 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.017 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.946 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.348 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 26 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.750 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 21 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.044 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 3.347 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 1.751 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.748 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 28 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 1.634 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 1.519 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 27 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 2.048 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 25 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 1.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 30 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.558 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 3.614 km NW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 16
  37. 1.844 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.613 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 2.630 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 28 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 1.627 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 1.644 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 1.525 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 30 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 1.710 km ENE of Valdez, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 1.58 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 3.124 km NNW of Cordova, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.611 km NE of Silver Springs, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 53 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.649 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 31 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 2.050 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 1.626 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 1.647 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 2.141 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 1.811 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 2.015 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 2.521 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 2.047 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 1.749 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 18 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.918 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 1.759 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 32 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 1.646 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 79.

Before

  1. 2.616 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1865 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.516 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.620 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.042 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.546 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.948 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.322 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.357 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.628 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.047 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.530 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.324 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.919 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.525 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.846 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.211 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 4
  18. 2.939 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  19. 3.551 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.747 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021amed4af. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:24 AM UTC.