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

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Mag. 1.4 earthquake United States, Anchorage, Alaska -
Strongest past 7 daysMag. 3.1 Chugach, Valdez-Cordova, Alaska -
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 07:40 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Valdez-Cordova, Alaska, USA, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Valdez-Cordova, find out which quakes are happening right now!
In the past 24 hours, Valdez-Cordova has had 7 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.0.
In the past 7 days, Valdez-Cordova has had 42 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.1:
  • 2 quakes above magnitude 3
  • 2 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 38 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest today: Mag. 1.4 Earthquake United States, 90 mi SE of Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska -
Strongest: Mag. 3.1 Earthquake 39 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska -
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Latest quakes in or near Valdez-Cordova, Alaska, USA - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
Nearest VolcanoLocationDetailsMap
Mar 28, 10:29 pm (Anchorage)
Mar 29, 06:29 GMT
1.4

18 km
1 km (0.6 mi) to the SW United States, 90 mi southeast of Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska Info
Mar 28, 09:44 pm (Anchorage)
Mar 29, 05:44 GMT
1.6

3.7 km
Chugach, United States, 158 mi southeast of Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska Info
Mar 28, 07:15 pm (Anchorage)
Mar 29, 03:15 GMT
3.0

37 km
Chugach, United States, 21 mi northwest of Valdez, Valdez-Cordova, Alaska
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Thursday, March 28, 2024 GMT (7 quakes)
Mar 28, 02:56 pm (Anchorage)
Mar 28, 22:56 GMT
1.0

42 km
4 km (2.5 mi) to the W 36 km SSE of Knik River, Alaska Info
Mar 28, 09:14 am (Anchorage)
Mar 28, 17:14 GMT
1.0

19 km
36 km WSW of McCarthy, Alaska Info
Mar 28, 12:46 am (Anchorage)
Mar 28, 08:46 GMT
1.4

35 km
18 km ENE of Valdez, Alaska Info
Mar 28, 12:37 am (Anchorage)
Mar 28, 08:37 GMT
1.6

4.8 km
127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska Info
Mar 27, 10:49 pm (Anchorage)
Mar 28, 06:49 GMT
1.0

10 km
24 km (15 mi) to the W 27 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska Info
Mar 28, 04:47 am (GMT +0)
Mar 28, 04:47 GMT
1.3

20 km
12 km (7.5 mi) to the SW 29 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska Info
Mar 27, 06:14 pm (Anchorage)
Mar 28, 02:14 GMT
1.1

21 km
7 km (4.3 mi) to the W 37 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska Info
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 GMT (14 quakes)
Mar 27, 02:45 pm (Anchorage)
Mar 27, 22:45 GMT
1.7

19 km
25 km (16 mi) to the W Kenai Peninsula, United States, 50 mi southeast of Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 6.7 x 109 joules (1.85 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.6 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 2,300 quakes on average per year in or near Valdez-Cordova, Alaska, USA:
  • Mag. 8 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.09 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 11.4 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.4 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.5 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 1.86 quakes per year
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 6.6 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 55 quakes per year (or 4.6 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 518 quakes per year (or 43 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 2,200 quakes per year (or 6 quakes per day)
Valdez-Cordova has a high level of seismic activity. Valdez-Cordova has had at least 3 quakes above magnitude 8 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 40 to 45 years.

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