Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 45 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 45 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska on Fri, Nov 15, 2024, 1:23 AM AKST (10:23 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 40 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-11-15 10:23:21 UTC
Depth
12.2 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.627° N, 146.368° 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
60

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 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.315 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 686 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.748 km SW of Chitina, Alaska · 685 days ago · 30 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.516 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 685 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.840 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 685 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.631 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 684 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.542 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 683 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.536 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 683 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.625 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 683 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.830 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 682 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.623 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 681 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.951 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 680 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.848 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 680 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.615 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 678 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.249 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 675 days ago · 34 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.625 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 674 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.648 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 674 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.512 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 673 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.611 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 673 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.145 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 672 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.445 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 671 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 1.642 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 671 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 1.646 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 670 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 2.246 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 670 days ago · 24 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 2.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 670 days ago · 32 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 3.740 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 669 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 12
  26. 1.645 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 667 days ago · 31 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.217 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 666 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 2.452 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 666 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.652 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 666 days ago · 34 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.28 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 666 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.538 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 664 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 1.534 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 664 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 1.620 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 661 days ago · 34 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 1.634 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 661 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 1.916 km NNE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 660 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 2.550 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 658 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 1.847 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 658 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 658 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 1.616 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 658 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.837 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 657 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 1.643 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 657 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 1.611 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 655 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 1.522 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 654 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 1.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 654 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 1.531 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 653 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 1.849 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 653 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.926 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 653 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  48. 1.58 km NNE of Glennallen, Alaska · 653 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 1.542 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 652 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 1.518 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 652 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 1.655 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 651 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 1.627 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 651 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 1.720 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 650 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 2.043 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 650 days ago · 27 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 2.441 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 648 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 1.727 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 647 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 1.743 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 647 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 1.737 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 647 days ago · 27 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 1.925 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 645 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 1.653 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 645 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 96.

Before

  1. 1.648 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 686 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.236 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 686 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.350 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 686 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.534 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 686 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.724 km ENE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 687 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.836 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 687 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.737 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 687 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.029 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 688 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.335 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 688 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 324 · tsunami flag
  10. 1.529 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 689 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.729 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 689 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.514 km ESE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 690 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.538 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 690 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.545 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 692 days ago · 32 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.711 km ESE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 693 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.534 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 693 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.118 km ENE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 694 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.643 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 694 days ago · 25 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.736 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 694 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.618 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 694 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away

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