Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 19 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 19 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska on Sat, Sep 11, 2021, 1:08 PM AKDT (21:08 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M3.4 40 km SSW of Tatitlek, 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
2021-09-11 21:08:26 UTC
Depth
27.3 km (17.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.286° N, 146.502° 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
9

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 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.048 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 30 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.733 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.558 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.844 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.630 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 28 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.627 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.644 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.525 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.09 km NNW of Cordova, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.710 km ENE of Valdez, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 3.124 km NNW of Cordova, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.649 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 31 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.050 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.626 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.647 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.141 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.015 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.521 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.047 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 1.749 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 1.918 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 1.759 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 32 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.646 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 1.550 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 30 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 1.537 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 1.520 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 1.711 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 1.648 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 1.753 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 1.622 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 1.745 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 1.549 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.626 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 1.849 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 2.050 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 1.629 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 1.633 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 1.65 km E of Glacier View, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 36 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 1.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 2.137 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 1.536 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 1.533 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 1.724 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.654 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 1.926 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 1.635 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 1.639 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 1.948 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 2.033 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 2.243 km WSW of Tonsina, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 2.038 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 2.239 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 1.529 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 1.639 km N of Cordova, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 1.824 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 1.647 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 2.743 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 1.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 43 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 76.

Before

  1. 1.634 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.748 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 28 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.044 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.751 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 3.347 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.044 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.750 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.348 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.946 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.647 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.017 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.531 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 28 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.950 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.756 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.520 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.543 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 34 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.552 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.613 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.750 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.617 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 29 km deep · 68 km away

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