Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 50 km NW of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 50 km NW of Valdez, Alaska on Fri, Sep 24, 2021, 11:38 AM AKDT (19:38 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 40 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-24 19:38:43 UTC
Depth
19.6 km (12.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.434° N, 147.049° 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
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.626 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.647 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.141 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.015 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 29 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.521 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.047 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.749 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.918 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.759 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 32 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.646 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.550 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 30 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.537 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.520 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.711 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.648 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.753 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.622 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.745 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.549 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 1.626 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.849 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 2.050 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.629 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 1.633 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 1.65 km E of Glacier View, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 36 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 1.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 2.137 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 1.536 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 1.533 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 1.724 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 1.654 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.926 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 1.512 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.635 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 1.639 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 1.948 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 2.033 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 2.243 km WSW of Tonsina, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 2.038 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 2.239 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 1.529 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 1.639 km N of Cordova, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 1.824 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.647 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 2.743 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 1.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 43 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 2.056 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 2.739 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 1.854 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 1.744 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 3.440 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  53. 1.740 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 1.613 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 2.142 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 1.832 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 1.750 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 1.637 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 1.919 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 1.644 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of 91.

Before

  1. 1.649 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 31 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 3.124 km NNW of Cordova, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.710 km ENE of Valdez, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.525 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 30 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.644 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.627 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.630 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.844 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.558 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.733 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 30 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.048 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.519 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 27 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.634 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 27 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.748 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 28 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.044 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.751 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 3.347 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.044 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.750 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021c9w14tm. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:33 PM UTC.