Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 22 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 22 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska on Thu, Sep 12, 2024, 1:34 PM AKDT (21:34 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 29 km SSW of Tatitlek, 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
2024-09-12 21:34:29 UTC
Depth
10.7 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.225° N, 146.716° 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
57

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 137 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.69 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 750 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.329 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 748 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 197 · tsunami flag
  3. 1.528 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 748 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.921 km WSW of Valdez, Alaska · 748 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.728 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 748 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.827 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 747 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.525 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 747 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.653 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 747 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.836 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 747 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.547 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 747 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.146 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 746 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.533 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 746 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.529 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 745 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.543 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 745 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.719 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 744 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.128 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 743 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.631 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 742 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.537 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 742 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.636 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 741 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.550 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 741 days ago · 34 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.639 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 740 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 1.554 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 740 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 1.917 km ESE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 740 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 2.630 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 740 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 2.546 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 740 days ago · 31 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 1.649 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 739 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.553 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 739 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.046 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 739 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 2.025 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 738 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 2.043 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 738 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 2.130 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 737 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 1.547 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 736 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 1.847 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 736 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.525 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 735 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 1.648 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 735 days ago · 40 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 1.858 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 735 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.649 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 734 days ago · 27 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 2.343 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 734 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 1.953 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 734 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 2.246 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 733 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 1.559 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 732 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 2.252 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 732 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.852 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 732 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 1.558 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 732 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 1.546 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 732 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 1.648 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 731 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 2.119 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 731 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 1.710 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 731 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.838 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 730 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 1.846 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 730 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 1.533 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 729 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 1.739 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 728 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 1.749 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 728 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 1.527 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 728 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 2.726 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 728 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 1.715 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 728 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 1.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 724 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 2.247 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 723 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 2.027 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 723 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 1.911 km WSW of Valdez, Alaska · 723 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 137.

Before

  1. 1.626 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 751 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.633 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 751 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.656 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 751 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.627 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 752 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.946 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 753 days ago · 39 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 753 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.653 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 753 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.947 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 755 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.810 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 755 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.735 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 756 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.839 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 756 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.536 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 756 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.832 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 756 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.927 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 756 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.544 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 757 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.736 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 757 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.751 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 758 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.748 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 758 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.749 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 758 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.837 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 758 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away

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