Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 9 km S of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9 km S of Valdez, Alaska on Mon, Nov 15, 2021, 7:56 PM AKST (04:56 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 35 km NW of Valdez, 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
2021-11-16 04:56:38 UTC
Depth
10.7 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.050° N, 146.380° 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
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 103 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.728 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.735 km NNE of Cordova, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.859 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.144 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.855 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.335 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.618 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.912 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.530 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.751 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.558 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.643 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.552 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.640 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.826 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.527 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.749 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.657 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.614 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.545 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.549 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 38 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.654 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.628 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 1.855 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 2.034 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 27 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.547 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 2.141 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 40 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 1.839 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1760 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 2.142 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 1.558 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.621 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 1.940 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.517 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 1.543 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 1.519 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 2.136 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 1.638 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 1.555 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 1.934 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 1.747 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 2.142 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 2.231 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 1.942 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 1.560 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.125 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 2.245 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 1.530 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 1.720 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 37 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.140 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 1.641 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 1.633 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 2.043 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 2.4Southern Alaska · 1746 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 2.123 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 1.619 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 103.

Before

  1. 1.630 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.526 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.652 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.646 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.038 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.744 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 27 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.546 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 36 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.713 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.244 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.249 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.747 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.546 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.844 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.644 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.919 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.637 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.750 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.142 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.613 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.740 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away

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