Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 52 km N of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 52 km N of Valdez, Alaska on Thu, Dec 5, 2024, 8:59 AM AKST (17:59 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 39 km NW of Valdez, 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
2024-12-05 17:59:58 UTC
Depth
34.3 km (21.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.597° N, 146.166° 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
63

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 99 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.28 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 667 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.538 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 665 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.534 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 665 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.620 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 663 days ago · 34 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.634 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 662 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.916 km NNE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 661 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.550 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 660 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.847 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 660 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 660 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.616 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 659 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.837 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 658 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.643 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 658 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.611 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 656 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.522 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 655 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 655 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.531 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 655 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.849 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 655 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.926 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 654 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.58 km NNE of Glennallen, Alaska · 654 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.518 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 653 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.655 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 652 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.627 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 652 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 1.720 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 651 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 2.043 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 651 days ago · 27 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 2.441 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 649 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 1.727 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 649 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.743 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 648 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 1.737 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 648 days ago · 27 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 1.725 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 646 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 1.624 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 645 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 1.543 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 645 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.646 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 644 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 1.643 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 643 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.551 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 642 days ago · 24 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.628 km SE of Nelchina, Alaska · 641 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 1.844 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 640 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 1.552 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 640 days ago · 28 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.535 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 639 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 1.627 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 638 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 1.542 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 636 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.614 km SSW of Nelchina, Alaska · 636 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.826 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 636 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 1.612 km ESE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 635 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 2.052 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 635 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 2.036 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 634 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 1.929 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 634 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.531 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 634 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 2.337 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 634 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.850 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 633 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 1.559 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 632 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 1.648 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 631 days ago · 29 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 1.848 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 630 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 2.326 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 630 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 1.944 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 630 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.531 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 630 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 1.930 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 629 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 1.549 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 629 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 1.626 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 629 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 1.830 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 628 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 1.533 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 628 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 99.

Before

  1. 2.452 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 667 days ago · 20 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.217 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 667 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.645 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 668 days ago · 31 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 3.740 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 670 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 12
  5. 2.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 671 days ago · 32 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.246 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 671 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.646 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 671 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.642 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 672 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.445 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 673 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.145 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 674 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.611 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 674 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.512 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 675 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.648 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 675 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.625 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 676 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.249 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 677 days ago · 34 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.615 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 679 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.848 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 681 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.951 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 682 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.830 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 683 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.625 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 684 days ago · 29 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024fml74um. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:45 PM UTC.