Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 16 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 16 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska on Wed, Feb 12, 1997, 12:54 PM AKST (21:54 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 20 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1997-02-12 21:54:09 UTC
Depth
39.7 km (24.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.168° N, 150.187° 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
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 160 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.515 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 10824 days ago · 60 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.12 km SW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10824 days ago · -2 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.69 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 10824 days ago · 44 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.144 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 10823 days ago · 71 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.68 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10823 days ago · 31 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.342 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10822 days ago · 77 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.319 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 10822 days ago · 48 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.119 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 10822 days ago · 52 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.720 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10822 days ago · 47 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.8Southern Alaska · 10822 days ago · 43 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.53 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 10821 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.68 km NW of Hope, Alaska · 10821 days ago · 36 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.232 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 10821 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.624 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 10820 days ago · 52 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.99 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 10819 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.817 km NNE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 10819 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 3.051 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 10819 days ago · 89 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.922 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 10819 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.921 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 10818 days ago · 51 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.732 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 10818 days ago · 83 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.631 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10818 days ago · 69 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.28 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 10818 days ago · 64 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.918 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10817 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 3.312 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 10817 days ago · 49 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 1.920 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 10816 days ago · 50 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 2.113 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 10816 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.615 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10816 days ago · 38 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.67 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 10815 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 2.039 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 10815 days ago · 89 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 2.85 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 10814 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 2.541 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10814 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 2.912 km E of Willow, Alaska · 10813 days ago · 39 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 2.18 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 10813 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 2.922 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10813 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 2.624 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 10813 days ago · 32 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 1.732 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 10812 days ago · 51 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 1.718 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 10812 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.617 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 10811 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 1.77 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10811 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 3.645 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 10811 days ago · 74 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 1.732 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 10811 days ago · 53 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 2.238 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 10811 days ago · 66 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 3.39 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 10811 days ago · 34 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 1.716 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 10810 days ago · 37 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 1.922 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 10810 days ago · 34 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 1.63 km SSE of Nikiski, Alaska · 10810 days ago · 59 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.66 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 10810 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 3.710 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 10810 days ago · 39 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 1.920 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10809 days ago · 74 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 3.134 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 10809 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 2.115 km SE of Girdwood, Alaska · 10809 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 2.228 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10809 days ago · 61 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 10808 days ago · 56 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.618 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 10808 days ago · 49 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 1.619 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 10808 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 1.719 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 10808 days ago · 59 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 1.817 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 10807 days ago · 46 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 2.233 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 10806 days ago · 52 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 2.818 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 10806 days ago · 36 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 1.89 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 10806 days ago · 58 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 160.

Before

  1. 1.515 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 10826 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.97 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 10827 days ago · 57 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.029 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 10827 days ago · 59 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.68 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 10828 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.927 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 10828 days ago · 53 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.812 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 10829 days ago · 53 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.83 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 10831 days ago · 81 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.127 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 10832 days ago · 37 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.858 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 10832 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.312 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 10832 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.023 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 10833 days ago · 67 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 3.216 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 10833 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.826 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 10833 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.424 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 10834 days ago · 71 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.420 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10834 days ago · 64 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.612 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 10836 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.816 km W of Willow, Alaska · 10838 days ago · 45 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.020 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10838 days ago · 81 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.83 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 10838 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.223 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 10839 days ago · 36 km deep · 54 km away

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