Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 27 km NW of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 27 km NW of Valdez, Alaska on Tue, Aug 31, 2021, 2:41 PM AKDT (22:41 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 49 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-31 22:41:23 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.318° N, 146.690° 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
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 94 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.542 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.547 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.52 km SSW of Valdez, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.849 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.031 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 3.350 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.617 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 29 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.750 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.613 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.552 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.543 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 34 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.520 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.756 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.950 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.531 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 28 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.017 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.647 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.946 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.348 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.750 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 2.044 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 3.347 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 1.751 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 2.044 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.748 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 28 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 1.634 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 27 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 1.519 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 27 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 2.048 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 1.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 30 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 1.733 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.558 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 1.844 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 2.630 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 28 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 1.627 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 1.644 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 1.525 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 2.09 km NNW of Cordova, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.710 km ENE of Valdez, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 3.124 km NNW of Cordova, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.649 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 31 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 2.050 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 1.626 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.647 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 2.141 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 2.015 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 2.521 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 2.047 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 1.749 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 1.918 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 1.759 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 32 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 1.646 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 1.550 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 30 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 1.537 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 1.520 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 1.711 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 1.648 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 1.753 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 1.622 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 1.745 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 94.

Before

  1. 2.250 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.530 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.658 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.043 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.848 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.815 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.553 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.448 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.56 km SW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.146 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.942 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 28 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.012 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.949 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.616 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1862 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.516 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.620 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.835 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.834 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021b68xpg5. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 9:49 AM UTC.