M1.9 earthquake 45 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska

Magnitude

1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Wed, May 14, 1997, 7:44 PM AKDT

UTC

1997-05-15 03:44:45 UTC

Depth

81.0 km (50.3 mi), intermediate-depth

Epicenter

59.951° N, 152.569° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

26

• Anchor Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,930. Forecast46 kmWNW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast203 kmSW

After

1. 2.365 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaWed, May 14, 8:06 PM AKDT · 10735 days ago · 95 km deep · 22 km away
2. 2.167 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaThu, May 15, 12:28 AM AKDT · 10735 days ago · 135 km deep · 39 km away
3. 2.572 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, May 15, 10:14 AM AKDT · 10735 days ago · 125 km deep · 37 km away
4. 2.350 km WSW of Anchor Point, AlaskaSat, May 17, 4:08 AM AKDT · 10733 days ago · 82 km deep · 36 km away
5. 2.330 km WSW of Anchor Point, AlaskaSat, May 17, 5:25 AM AKDT · 10733 days ago · 82 km deep · 39 km away
6. 1.726 km E of Pope-Vannoy Landing, AlaskaSat, May 17, 9:18 AM AKDT · 10733 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
7. 1.87 km SE of Happy Valley, AlaskaSat, May 17, 10:48 AM AKDT · 10733 days ago · 47 km deep · 53 km away
8. 2.34 km NNW of Nikolaevsk, AlaskaSat, May 17, 4:31 PM AKDT · 10733 days ago · 46 km deep · 53 km away
9. 2.366 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaSat, May 17, 8:55 PM AKDT · 10732 days ago · 130 km deep · 42 km away
10. 2.238 km ESE of Port Alsworth, AlaskaSun, May 18, 5:18 AM AKDT · 10732 days ago · 165 km deep · 62 km away
11. 2.229 km NE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSun, May 18, 7:15 AM AKDT · 10732 days ago · 136 km deep · 61 km away
12. 1.838 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, May 18, 1:39 PM AKDT · 10732 days ago · 74 km deep · 26 km away
13. 2.183 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaSun, May 18, 4:26 PM AKDT · 10732 days ago · 129 km deep · 67 km away
14. 1.71 km SW of Happy Valley, AlaskaSun, May 18, 8:49 PM AKDT · 10731 days ago · 48 km deep · 45 km away
15. 1.968 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaSun, May 18, 10:40 PM AKDT · 10731 days ago · 131 km deep · 74 km away
16. 1.816 km ESE of Clam Gulch, AlaskaSun, May 18, 11:33 PM AKDT · 10731 days ago · 52 km deep · 86 km away
17. 2.355 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaMon, May 19, 10:19 AM AKDT · 10731 days ago · 100 km deep · 99 km away
18. 2.657 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaMon, May 19, 1:00 PM AKDT · 10731 days ago · 125 km deep · 31 km away
19. 2.6Southern AlaskaMon, May 19, 5:06 PM AKDT · 10731 days ago · 105 km deep · 52 km away
20. 2.063 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaTue, May 20, 12:11 AM AKDT · 10730 days ago · 99 km deep · 32 km away
21. 1.749 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, May 20, 12:58 AM AKDT · 10730 days ago · 74 km deep · 44 km away
22. 1.723 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaTue, May 20, 1:00 AM AKDT · 10730 days ago · 69 km deep · 24 km away
23. 2.832 km WNW of Nanwalek, AlaskaTue, May 20, 2:04 AM AKDT · 10730 days ago · 71 km deep · 51 km away
24. 1.858 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, May 20, 7:16 AM AKDT · 10730 days ago · 100 km deep · 53 km away
25. 2.014 km WNW of Nanwalek, AlaskaTue, May 20, 8:05 AM AKDT · 10730 days ago · 50 km deep · 64 km away
26. 2.365 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaTue, May 20, 10:27 PM AKDT · 10729 days ago · 147 km deep · 40 km away
27. 2.457 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaWed, May 21, 12:08 AM AKDT · 10729 days ago · 128 km deep · 38 km away
28. 2.56 km NNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaWed, May 21, 1:53 PM AKDT · 10729 days ago · 60 km deep · 41 km away
29. 2.338 km W of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, May 21, 6:32 PM AKDT · 10728 days ago · 67 km deep · 21 km away
30. 2.013 km ENE of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, May 23, 1:58 AM AKDT · 10727 days ago · 72 km deep · 65 km away
31. 1.721 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, May 23, 7:48 AM AKDT · 10727 days ago · 71 km deep · 33 km away
32. 1.845 km W of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, May 23, 9:01 AM AKDT · 10727 days ago · 84 km deep · 21 km away
33. 2.945 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaFri, May 23, 11:52 AM AKDT · 10727 days ago · 82 km deep · 27 km away
34. 2.021 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaFri, May 23, 9:08 PM AKDT · 10726 days ago · 54 km deep · 59 km away
35. 1.737 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, May 24, 1:35 AM AKDT · 10726 days ago · 86 km deep · 45 km away
36. 1.631 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaSat, May 24, 4:56 AM AKDT · 10726 days ago · 68 km deep · 16 km away
37. 2.944 km WSW of Anchor Point, AlaskaSat, May 24, 6:03 AM AKDT · 10726 days ago · 87 km deep · 31 km away
38. 1.553 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSat, May 24, 8:06 PM AKDT · 10725 days ago · 121 km deep · 35 km away
39. 2.437 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaSat, May 24, 10:14 PM AKDT · 10725 days ago · 88 km deep · 75 km away
40. 2.054 km E of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSat, May 24, 11:40 PM AKDT · 10725 days ago · 108 km deep · 41 km away
41. 1.920 km WNW of Salamatof, AlaskaSun, May 25, 3:25 AM AKDT · 10725 days ago · 75 km deep · 95 km away
42. 2.228 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaSun, May 25, 6:45 AM AKDT · 10725 days ago · 66 km deep · 19 km away
43. 1.832 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaMon, May 26, 2:44 AM AKDT · 10724 days ago · 73 km deep · 55 km away
44. 2.161 km SE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaMon, May 26, 11:13 AM AKDT · 10724 days ago · 91 km deep · 81 km away
45. 2.959 km ESE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaMon, May 26, 7:06 PM AKDT · 10723 days ago · 107 km deep · 49 km away
46. 2.253 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, May 26, 9:23 PM AKDT · 10723 days ago · 113 km deep · 33 km away
47. 2.062 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, May 26, 10:05 PM AKDT · 10723 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
48. 2.018 km W of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, May 27, 1:36 AM AKDT · 10723 days ago · 82 km deep · 34 km away
49. 2.7Southern AlaskaTue, May 27, 8:17 PM AKDT · 10722 days ago · 131 km deep · 35 km away
50. 2.178 km ENE of Port Alsworth, AlaskaWed, May 28, 12:50 AM AKDT · 10722 days ago · 162 km deep · 56 km away
51. 1.825 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaWed, May 28, 6:01 AM AKDT · 10722 days ago · 73 km deep · 22 km away
52. 3.046 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaWed, May 28, 7:12 AM AKDT · 10722 days ago · 91 km deep · 14 km away
53. 1.848 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaWed, May 28, 7:53 AM AKDT · 10722 days ago · 92 km deep · 4 km away
54. 2.116 km NW of Anchor Point, AlaskaWed, May 28, 9:47 AM AKDT · 10722 days ago · 72 km deep · 31 km away
55. 4.357 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, May 28, 1:31 PM AKDT · 10722 days ago · 97 km deep · 31 km away
56. 2.255 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaWed, May 28, 4:13 PM AKDT · 10722 days ago · 103 km deep · 10 km away
57. 2.155 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaWed, May 28, 6:44 PM AKDT · 10721 days ago · 99 km deep · 12 km away
58. 2.420 km ESE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaThu, May 29, 5:25 AM AKDT · 10721 days ago · 124 km deep · 72 km away
59. 2.014 km SE of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, May 29, 6:00 AM AKDT · 10721 days ago · 39 km deep · 62 km away
60. 2.363 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaThu, May 29, 7:48 AM AKDT · 10721 days ago · 96 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 1.951 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaWed, May 14, 7:07 PM AKDT · 10735 days ago · 106 km deep · 6 km away
2. 1.560 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaWed, May 14, 6:58 PM AKDT · 10735 days ago · 101 km deep · 23 km away
3. 2.267 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaWed, May 14, 6:04 PM AKDT · 10736 days ago · 119 km deep · 28 km away
4. 2.653 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaWed, May 14, 5:47 PM AKDT · 10736 days ago · 129 km deep · 36 km away
5. 2.152 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaWed, May 14, 5:16 PM AKDT · 10736 days ago · 126 km deep · 35 km away
6. 2.176 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaWed, May 14, 11:56 AM AKDT · 10736 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
7. 1.95 km SSE of Clam Gulch, AlaskaWed, May 14, 4:27 AM AKDT · 10736 days ago · 57 km deep · 72 km away
8. 1.633 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaWed, May 14, 2:05 AM AKDT · 10736 days ago · 71 km deep · 16 km away
9. 2.357 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaWed, May 14, 1:48 AM AKDT · 10736 days ago · 132 km deep · 36 km away
10. 2.141 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaTue, May 13, 7:15 AM AKDT · 10737 days ago · 82 km deep · 80 km away
11. 1.87 km E of Nikolaevsk, AlaskaMon, May 12, 3:05 PM AKDT · 10738 days ago · 42 km deep · 63 km away
12. 1.541 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, May 12, 12:47 PM AKDT · 10738 days ago · 81 km deep · 39 km away
13. 2.250 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, May 12, 10:43 AM AKDT · 10738 days ago · 97 km deep · 40 km away
14. 2.465 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaSun, May 11, 5:55 AM AKDT · 10739 days ago · 143 km deep · 40 km away
15. 3.355 km ENE of Port Alsworth, AlaskaSat, May 10, 11:41 PM AKDT · 10739 days ago · 151 km deep · 70 km away
16. 2.457 km WNW of Nanwalek, AlaskaSat, May 10, 1:52 PM AKDT · 10740 days ago · 83 km deep · 41 km away
17. 2.252 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaFri, May 9, 1:23 PM AKDT · 10741 days ago · 104 km deep · 15 km away
18. 1.725 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaFri, May 9, 5:28 AM AKDT · 10741 days ago · 87 km deep · 21 km away
19. 2.667 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, May 9, 4:16 AM AKDT · 10741 days ago · 123 km deep · 49 km away
20. 2.139 km WSW of Anchor Point, AlaskaFri, May 9, 3:45 AM AKDT · 10741 days ago · 76 km deep · 33 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak99767blohl. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:54 PM UTC.