Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 39 km N of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 39 km N of Valdez, Alaska on Thu, Dec 30, 2021, 11:35 PM AKST (08:35 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 Southern Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-12-31 08:35:36 UTC
Depth
17.3 km (10.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.482° N, 146.227° 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
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 94 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.533 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.646 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 30 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.839 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.115 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.738 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.525 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.524 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.042 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.041 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.936 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.652 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.820 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.044 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.732 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.750 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.546 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.632 km SE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 27 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.543 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.620 km ENE of Valdez, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.529 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.944 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 2.547 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 36 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 1.849 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 1.527 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 27 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 2.249 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 1.630 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 1.616 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 1.639 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.729 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 2.327 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.636 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 2.325 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.525 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 2.48 km SSE of Valdez, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 1.510 km SSE of Valdez, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 1.548 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 2.131 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 25 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 1.847 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 2.238 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 1.553 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 1.827 km SSW of Tonsina, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 1.847 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 1.549 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 1.648 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 1.645 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 1.58 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 1.527 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 2.115 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 1.513 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 1.511 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 2.529 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 1.534 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 1.735 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 1.627 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 1.946 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.511 km SSW of Nelchina, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 31 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.535 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 31 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 2.018 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 1.59 km SE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 34 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 1.527 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 94.

Before

  1. 2.031 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.639 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 20 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.948 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.647 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.616 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.531 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.134 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.335 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 3
  9. 1.637 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 23 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.638 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.829 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 3.2Southern Alaska · 1744 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.619 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.123 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.4Southern Alaska · 1745 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.043 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.633 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.641 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.140 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.720 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 37 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1

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