Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 48 km E of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 48 km E of Valdez, Alaska on Tue, Jan 12, 2021, 1:48 AM AKST (10:48 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 36 km SSW of Cordova, 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
2021-01-12 10:48:51 UTC
Depth
22.5 km (14.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.092° N, 145.457° 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
33

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 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.09 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.749 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.226 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.749 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.746 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.943 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.246 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.625 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 37 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.233 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.847 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.647 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.550 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.547 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.735 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.524 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.543 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.530 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 4.936 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 34
  20. 1.638 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 2.136 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.536 km S of Cordova, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 1.535 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.629 km SSE of Tonsina, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 1.845 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 1.751 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 1.533 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 1.648 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.838 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.86 km WSW of Valdez, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 1.538 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 1.626 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.732 km NNW of Cordova, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 1.745 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 1.534 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.342 km NNE of Cordova, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 2.048 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 2.233 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 1.529 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.54 km WSW of Chitina, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 40 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 1.850 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 40 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 1.627 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 1.556 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 1.833 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 1.737 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 2.034 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 2.046 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 30 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 1.543 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 31 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 1.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 1.635 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 1.632 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 1.628 km SE of Valdez, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 1.64 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 2.531 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 1.543 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 1.9Southern Alaska · 2053 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.532 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 2.139 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 34 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 1.936 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 88.

Before

  1. 1.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 38 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.030 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.950 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.946 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.645 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.749 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.829 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.9Southern Alaska · 2100 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 14
  9. 1.620 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.645 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 37 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.526 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 3.69 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 33
  13. 1.737 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.041 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.749 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.645 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.634 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.639 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 31 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.537 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.527 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away

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