Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 16 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 16 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska on Fri, Nov 15, 2024, 5:19 PM AKST (02:19 UTC), 11 km (7 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-11-16 02:19:29 UTC
Depth
10.9 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.263° N, 146.490° 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
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 127 in the 60 days after this one and 73 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.840 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 684 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.542 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 683 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.536 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 682 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.625 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 682 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.830 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 682 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.558 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 681 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.623 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 681 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.533 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 680 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.951 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 680 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.848 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 679 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.615 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 678 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.249 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 675 days ago · 34 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.625 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 674 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.648 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 673 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.512 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 673 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.611 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 672 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.145 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 672 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.445 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 671 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.642 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 671 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.219 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 670 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.646 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 669 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 2.246 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 669 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 2.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 669 days ago · 32 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 1.817 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 668 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 3.740 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 668 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 12
  26. 1.655 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 667 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.654 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 666 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 1.645 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 666 days ago · 31 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 2.217 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 666 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 2.452 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 665 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.652 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 665 days ago · 34 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 2.28 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 665 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 1.748 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 664 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.538 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 664 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 1.534 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 663 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 1.659 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 663 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.547 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 663 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 1.620 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 661 days ago · 34 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 1.634 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 660 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 1.916 km NNE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 659 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 2.550 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 658 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 1.847 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 658 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 658 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 1.616 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 657 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 1.747 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 657 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.649 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 657 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 2.148 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 657 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.834 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 657 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 1.837 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 656 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 1.643 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 656 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 3.246 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 655 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 2.144 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 655 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 1.543 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 655 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 1.545 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 655 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 2.445 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 655 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 1.946 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 655 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 1.520 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 655 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 1.536 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 654 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 1.646 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 654 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 1.522 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 654 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of 127.

Before

  1. 1.748 km SW of Chitina, Alaska · 685 days ago · 30 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.315 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 685 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.745 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 685 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.648 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 686 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.236 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 686 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.350 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 686 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.534 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 686 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.255 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 686 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.836 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 686 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.737 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 687 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.029 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 687 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 4.335 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 687 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 324 · tsunami flag
  13. 1.529 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 689 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.729 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 689 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.654 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 689 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.514 km ESE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 690 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.538 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 690 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.014 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 690 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.637 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 690 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.545 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 691 days ago · 32 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024eqwtems. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:52 PM UTC.