Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 30 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 30 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska on Thu, Sep 16, 2021, 12:59 PM AKDT (20:59 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 24 km NNW of Cordova, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-16 20:59:43 UTC
Depth
27.6 km (17.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.402° N, 146.225° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
80

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.627 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.644 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.525 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 30 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.09 km NNW of Cordova, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.710 km ENE of Valdez, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.58 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.124 km NNW of Cordova, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.611 km NE of Silver Springs, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 53 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.649 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 31 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.050 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.647 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.141 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.811 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.521 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.047 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.749 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.918 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.759 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 32 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.646 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 1.550 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 30 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 1.537 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 1.520 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 1.711 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.648 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 1.753 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 1.622 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.745 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 1.549 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 1.626 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 1.849 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 2.050 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.629 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 1.633 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 1.65 km E of Glacier View, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 36 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 2.137 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 1.536 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 1.533 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 1.724 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 1.926 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 1.635 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.639 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 1.948 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 2.033 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 2.243 km WSW of Tonsina, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 2.038 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 2.239 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 1.529 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 1.639 km N of Cordova, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 1.824 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 1.647 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 2.743 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 1.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 43 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 2.739 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 1.740 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 1.613 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 2.142 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 1.637 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 1.919 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 72.

Before

  1. 1.613 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.844 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 3.614 km NW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 16
  4. 1.558 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.733 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 30 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.048 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.519 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.634 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 27 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.748 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 28 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.751 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 3.347 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.044 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.750 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.348 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.946 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.017 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.531 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 28 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.520 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.543 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 34 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021bwogahu (also filed as us7000fbxq). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:25 AM UTC.