Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 22 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 22 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska on Wed, Oct 6, 2021, 2:42 AM AKDT (10:42 UTC), 3 km (2 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-06 10:42:42 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.236° N, 146.706° 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
61

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 88 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.745 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.549 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.626 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.849 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.050 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.629 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.633 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.65 km E of Glacier View, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 36 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.550 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.137 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.656 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.536 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.533 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.724 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.654 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.926 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.635 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.639 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.948 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 2.033 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.243 km WSW of Tonsina, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 2.038 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 2.239 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 1.529 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 1.639 km N of Cordova, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.824 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 1.647 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 2.743 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 2.257 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 43 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 2.056 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 2.739 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 1.854 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.744 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 3.440 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  38. 1.740 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 1.613 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 2.142 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 1.750 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.637 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 1.919 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 1.644 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 1.844 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 1.546 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 1.747 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 2.249 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 2.244 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 1.546 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 36 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 2.744 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 27 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 2.038 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 1.646 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 1.652 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 1.526 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 1.630 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 1.59 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 1.728 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 1.735 km NNE of Cordova, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 1.859 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 88.

Before

  1. 1.753 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.648 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.711 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.520 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.537 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.550 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 30 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.646 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 32 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.759 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.918 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.749 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.557 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.047 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.521 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.015 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.141 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.647 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.626 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.050 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.649 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 31 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ctl594t. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:49 PM UTC.