Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 41 km N of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 41 km N of Valdez, Alaska on Sat, Dec 4, 2021, 9:25 AM AKST (18:25 UTC), 10 km (6 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
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-04 18:25:12 UTC
Depth
10.4 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.500° N, 146.414° 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
82

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 96 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.813 km NE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 31 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.428 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 40 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.528 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.839 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 29 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1757 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.142 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.621 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 28 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.940 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.517 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.543 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.519 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.136 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 19 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.638 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.934 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.747 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.142 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.231 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.942 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 2.125 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 2.245 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 1.530 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 1.720 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 37 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.140 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 1.641 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.633 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 2.043 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.4Southern Alaska · 1742 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.123 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.619 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 3.2Southern Alaska · 1742 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.829 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 2.638 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 1.534 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.637 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 23 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 3.335 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 3
  38. 2.134 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 1.531 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 1.616 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 1.647 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 1.948 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 1.639 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 2.031 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 1.639 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 1.533 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 1.646 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 1.839 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 2.115 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 1.738 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 2.525 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 1.524 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 2.042 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 2.041 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 1.936 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 1.652 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 1.820 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 2.044 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 1.732 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 1.750 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 96.

Before

  1. 1.547 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 27 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.034 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.010 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.628 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.549 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 38 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.545 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.614 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.527 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.826 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.526 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.532 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.552 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.643 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.751 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.530 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.912 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.618 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.632 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.335 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021fjaihm1. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:48 PM UTC.