The map shows quakes of M1.5 and up from the last 90 days, the 8 biggest on record, and always the very latest quake — even if it was smaller than M1.5. The list below can include smaller ones the map leaves out. Tap any dot for details.
In the last 30 days, 104 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Valdez, the biggest of them M4.4. Over the past year, M3.0+ quakes near Valdez came at 1.1× the usual pace — busier than normal for this area. The biggest quake on record near Valdez — records go back to 1980 — was the M6.6 of Jul 12, 1983, 15:10 UTC: 37 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska.
How we figure this: 18 quakes of M3.0 or bigger within 100 km in the last 12 months (Nov 03, 2025 – Nov 03, 2026), compared with an average of 16.2 a year across the full calendar years 2016–2025, counted the same way. This compares how often quakes happened in two past periods. It is not a forecast, and it does not mean a big earthquake is on its way — nobody can predict earthquakes.
Latest earthquakes near Valdez
| Mag | Location | Local time | Depth | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1.7 | 42 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska | Nov 03, 2026, 05:16 AM | 43 km | 57 km N |
| M1.1 | 43 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska | Nov 01, 2026, 10:09 PM | 32 km | 58 km W |
| M2.0 | 12 km SE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska | Nov 01, 2026, 01:34 PM | 16 km | 88 km NNW |
| M2.3 | 15 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska | Nov 01, 2026, 11:42 AM | 23 km | 42 km SW |
| M2.0 | 34 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska | Nov 01, 2026, 12:05 AM | 11 km | 70 km NW |
| M1.7 | 29 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska | Oct 31, 2026, 12:24 PM | 4 km | 30 km WNW |
| M1.7 | 54 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska | Oct 31, 2026, 09:48 AM | 25 km | 87 km WNW |
| M1.8 | 31 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska | Oct 31, 2026, 07:10 AM | 18 km | 74 km NW |
| M2.3 | 27 km NW of Valdez, Alaska | Oct 31, 2026, 06:14 AM | 18 km | 28 km NW |
| M1.9 | 33 km NW of Valdez, Alaska | Oct 31, 2026, 05:24 AM | 28 km | 34 km NW |
Earthquakes per year near Valdez (M3.0 and up, within 100 km)
M3.0–3.9 M4.0+
Each bar is one year; taller means more quakes (M3.0 and up). The dark red part is the bigger ones (M4.0+), counted inside the number above each bar — not added on top. These may be felt, depending on how far away and how deep they are. 2026 is not a full year yet — it only counts up to today. Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog.
What the last year looked like near Valdez
Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 1077 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.
The 8 biggest earthquakes on record near Valdez (M4.0 and up, since 1980)
| Mag | Location | Date (UTC) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| M6.6 | 37 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska | Jul 12, 1983, 15:10 UTC | 52 km |
| M6.4 | 46 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska | Sep 07, 1983, 19:22 UTC | 64 km |
| M5.5 | 28 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska | Sep 20, 1984, 04:17 UTC | 92 km |
| M5.3 | 53 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska | Nov 27, 2017, 22:18 UTC | 87 km |
| M5.3 | 48 km SW of Cordova, Alaska | Jun 06, 1995, 04:04 UTC | 97 km |
| M5.3 | 49 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska | Jan 01, 1983, 11:18 UTC | 50 km |
| M5.2 | 48 km S of Glacier View, Alaska | Apr 06, 1980, 14:47 UTC | 84 km |
| M5.1 | 52 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska | Dec 21, 2004, 17:21 UTC | 98 km |
Nearby places
Cordova, AK (73 km) · Lazy Mountain, AK (149 km) · Sutton-Alpine, AK (150 km)
USGS data fetched Nov 03, 2026, 17:45 UTC · page built Nov 03, 2026, 17:45 UTC. How to read this page: recent-window counts cover M1.5+ events within 100 km; the 10-year layer is based on M3.0+ and the history layer on M4.0+ since 1980. Recording completeness varies by era and region — small quakes from early decades are under-recorded, so “no record” does not prove “never happened”. Depths are relative to sea level and can be slightly negative for shallow events in elevated terrain. Method: data & methodology.