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Latest quakes in or near Valdez, Alaska, USA - list, stats and map

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Mag. 1.6 earthquake Chugach, Valdez-Cordova, Alaska -
Strongest past 7 daysMag. 2.4 United States, Valdez-Cordova, Alaska - Mar 12, 2024 -
Updated: Mar 19, 2024 03:45 GMT -
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In the past 24 hours, Valdez has had 2 quakes of magnitudes up to 2.1.
In the past 7 days, Valdez has had 23 quakes of magnitudes up to 2.4 within up to 100 km (63 mi) distance:
  • 7 quakes above magnitude 2
  • 16 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest today: Mag. 1.6 Earthquake Chugach, United States, 30 mi NW of Valdez, Valdez-Cordova, Alaska -
Strongest: Mag. 2.4 Earthquake United States, 31 mi S of Valdez, Valdez-Cordova, Alaska -

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Showing all recent or significant quakes in the past 7 days, magnitude 0 or higher, within up to 100 km (62 mi) distance (23 quakes):
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 18, 09:48 am (Anchorage)
Mar 18, 17:48 GMT
1.6

15 km
48 km (30 mi) to the NW Chugach, United States, 30 mi northwest of Valdez, Valdez-Cordova, Alaska Info
Mar 18, 05:01 am (Anchorage)
Mar 18, 13:01 GMT
2.1

0 km
31 km (19 mi) to the W Chugach, United States, 20 mi west of Valdez, Valdez-Cordova, Alaska Info
Sunday, March 17, 2024 GMT (3 quakes)
Mar 17, 09:25 am (Anchorage)
Mar 17, 17:25 GMT
1.0

19 km
95 km (59 mi) to the NW Matanuska-Susitna, United States, 54 mi east of Eagle River, Anchorage, Alaska Info
Mar 17, 03:06 am (Anchorage)
Mar 17, 11:06 GMT
1.6

19 km
62 km (39 mi) to the NW Chugach, United States, 84 mi east of Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska Info
Mar 16, 09:16 pm (Anchorage)
Mar 17, 05:16 GMT
1.6

37 km
52 km (32 mi) to the N Chugach, United States, 121 mi east of Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska Info
Saturday, March 16, 2024 GMT (5 quakes)
Mar 16, 11:52 am (Anchorage)
Mar 16, 19:52 GMT
1.6

48 km
12 km (7.5 mi) to the NW Chugach, United States, 7.5 mi northwest of Valdez, Valdez-Cordova, Alaska Info
Mar 16, 05:47 am (Anchorage)
Mar 16, 13:47 GMT
1.5

42 km
22 km (14 mi) to the NW Chugach, United States, 14 mi northwest of Valdez, Valdez-Cordova, Alaska Info
Mar 16, 01:30 am (Anchorage)
Mar 16, 09:30 GMT
1.3

39 km
85 km (53 mi) to the W Chugach, United States, 58 mi east of Eagle River, Anchorage, Alaska Info
Mar 16, 01:23 am (Anchorage)
Mar 16, 09:23 GMT
1.2

29 km
73 km (45 mi) to the NW Chugach, United States, 78 mi east of Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska Info
Mar 15, 06:05 pm (Anchorage)
Mar 16, 02:05 GMT
1.6

20 km
95 km (59 mi) to the SW United States, 106 mi southeast of Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska Info
Friday, March 15, 2024 GMT (6 quakes)
Mar 15, 12:29 pm (Anchorage)
Mar 15, 20:29 GMT
1.1

24 km
36 km (22 mi) to the SW Chugach, United States, 23 mi southwest of Valdez, Valdez-Cordova, Alaska Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.2 x 109 joules (320 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.275 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 10 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 1,000 quakes on average per year in or near Valdez, Alaska, USA:
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.09 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 11.2 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.19 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 5.3 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 1.76 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 20.2 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 212 quakes per year (or 17.7 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 1,000 quakes per year (or 2.8 quakes per day)
Valdez has a very high level of seismic activity. Valdez has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.

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