Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 39 km NW of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 39 km NW of Valdez, Alaska on Fri, Oct 22, 2021, 6:57 AM AKDT (14:57 UTC), 9 km (5 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
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-22 14:57:00 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.403° N, 146.832° 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
97

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 92 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.529 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.639 km N of Cordova, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.824 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.647 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.743 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 43 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.056 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.739 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.854 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.744 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 3.440 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.740 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.613 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.142 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.832 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.750 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.637 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.919 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.644 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.844 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 1.546 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 1.823 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 37 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.249 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 2.244 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 1.546 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 36 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 2.744 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 2.038 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 2.0Central Alaska · 1781 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 1.646 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 1.652 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.526 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 1.630 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.59 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 1.728 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 1.823 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.735 km NNE of Cordova, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.89 km SW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 2.144 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 1.855 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 2.335 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 1.632 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 1.618 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.912 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 1.530 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 1.751 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 1.643 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 1.552 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 1.532 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 1.640 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.526 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 2.826 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 1.527 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 1.657 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.614 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 1.545 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.549 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 38 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.628 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 1.630 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 2.010 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 2.034 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 92.

Before

  1. 2.038 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.243 km WSW of Tonsina, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.033 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.948 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.639 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.635 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.512 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.926 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.654 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.724 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.533 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.536 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.137 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.65 km E of Glacier View, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 36 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.633 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.629 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.050 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.849 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.626 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away

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