M2.0 earthquake 25 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska

Magnitude

2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Sat, May 17, 1997, 4:09 PM AKDT

UTC

1997-05-18 00:09:26 UTC

Depth

36.2 km (22.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

61.022° N, 150.158° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

36

• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast26 kmSSW

After

1. 2.17 km NE of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaSat, May 17, 5:34 PM AKDT · 10732 days ago · 44 km deep · 46 km away
2. 1.720 km NNE of Point Possession, AlaskaSat, May 17, 8:58 PM AKDT · 10732 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
3. 3.59 km NNE of Ridgeway, AlaskaSun, May 18, 7:54 PM AKDT · 10731 days ago · 49 km deep · 65 km away
4. 2.910 km NNE of Ridgeway, AlaskaSun, May 18, 8:46 PM AKDT · 10731 days ago · 48 km deep · 65 km away
5. 1.66 km NW of Salamatof, AlaskaMon, May 19, 3:09 AM AKDT · 10731 days ago · 56 km deep · 79 km away
6. 2.54 km ENE of Willow, AlaskaMon, May 19, 3:13 AM AKDT · 10731 days ago · 42 km deep · 83 km away
7. 2.712 km SSE of Tyonek, AlaskaTue, May 20, 8:05 AM AKDT · 10730 days ago · 55 km deep · 50 km away
8. 1.83 km WNW of Houston, AlaskaTue, May 20, 8:42 AM AKDT · 10730 days ago · 36 km deep · 71 km away
9. 3.144 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaWed, May 21, 11:40 AM AKDT · 10729 days ago · 119 km deep · 97 km away
10. 2.111 km SSW of Willow, AlaskaWed, May 21, 9:59 PM AKDT · 10728 days ago · 45 km deep · 71 km away
11. 2.629 km W of Susitna, AlaskaWed, May 21, 10:27 PM AKDT · 10728 days ago · 72 km deep · 78 km away
12. 2.3Kenai Peninsula, AlaskaThu, May 22, 2:19 AM AKDT · 10728 days ago · 49 km deep · 51 km away
13. 1.828 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaThu, May 22, 9:47 AM AKDT · 10728 days ago · 65 km deep · 79 km away
14. 2.014 km SW of Susitna, AlaskaThu, May 22, 6:24 PM AKDT · 10727 days ago · 55 km deep · 56 km away
15. 1.54 km NNE of Nikiski, AlaskaFri, May 23, 5:34 PM AKDT · 10726 days ago · 56 km deep · 68 km away
16. 2.013 km WNW of Point Possession, AlaskaSat, May 24, 2:25 PM AKDT · 10725 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
17. 2.728 km NNW of Susitna, AlaskaSat, May 24, 10:09 PM AKDT · 10725 days ago · 57 km deep · 90 km away
18. 1.920 km WNW of Salamatof, AlaskaSun, May 25, 3:25 AM AKDT · 10725 days ago · 75 km deep · 91 km away
19. 2.035 km SSW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaMon, May 26, 10:04 AM AKDT · 10724 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
20. 2.223 km S of Funny River, AlaskaMon, May 26, 2:03 PM AKDT · 10723 days ago · 41 km deep · 87 km away
21. 3.130 km SE of Skwentna, AlaskaMon, May 26, 10:47 PM AKDT · 10723 days ago · 55 km deep · 99 km away
22. 1.76 km E of Nikiski, AlaskaTue, May 27, 12:11 AM AKDT · 10723 days ago · 56 km deep · 67 km away
23. 2.56 km SE of Houston, AlaskaTue, May 27, 1:25 AM AKDT · 10723 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
24. 1.724 km WSW of Anchorage, AlaskaTue, May 27, 12:12 PM AKDT · 10722 days ago · 37 km deep · 16 km away
25. 1.88 km E of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaWed, May 28, 5:51 PM AKDT · 10721 days ago · 31 km deep · 41 km away
26. 2.026 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaThu, May 29, 7:23 AM AKDT · 10721 days ago · 57 km deep · 81 km away
27. 1.910 km WNW of Salamatof, AlaskaThu, May 29, 6:26 PM AKDT · 10720 days ago · 59 km deep · 84 km away
28. 3.64 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, May 29, 8:40 PM AKDT · 10720 days ago · 64 km deep · 58 km away
29. 2.121 km NW of Susitna, AlaskaFri, May 30, 10:24 AM AKDT · 10720 days ago · 61 km deep · 82 km away
30. 3.3Southern AlaskaFri, May 30, 5:09 PM AKDT · 10719 days ago · 37 km deep · 73 km away
31. 2.834 km NW of Susitna, AlaskaSat, May 31, 1:48 AM AKDT · 10719 days ago · 60 km deep · 92 km away
32. 2.014 km SE of Funny River, AlaskaSat, May 31, 4:09 AM AKDT · 10719 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away
33. 1.95 km NNW of Nikiski, AlaskaSat, May 31, 3:33 PM AKDT · 10718 days ago · 51 km deep · 70 km away
34. 1.911 km WSW of Point Possession, AlaskaSat, May 31, 4:40 PM AKDT · 10718 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
35. 1.915 km N of Meadow Lakes, AlaskaSun, Jun 1, 9:26 PM AKDT · 10717 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away
36. 1.95 km WNW of Houston, AlaskaMon, Jun 2, 9:08 AM AKDT · 10717 days ago · 41 km deep · 70 km away
37. 2.77 km SSW of Big Lake, AlaskaMon, Jun 2, 9:31 AM AKDT · 10717 days ago · 47 km deep · 49 km away
38. 1.68 km WSW of Hope, AlaskaMon, Jun 2, 12:27 PM AKDT · 10716 days ago · 36 km deep · 26 km away
39. 1.69 km SW of Willow, AlaskaMon, Jun 2, 1:13 PM AKDT · 10716 days ago · 37 km deep · 74 km away
40. 2.822 km NW of Susitna, AlaskaTue, Jun 3, 9:21 PM AKDT · 10715 days ago · 69 km deep · 80 km away
41. 2.918 km NNE of Houston, AlaskaThu, Jun 5, 3:11 AM AKDT · 10714 days ago · 40 km deep · 88 km away
42. 1.821 km WSW of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Jun 5, 10:16 AM AKDT · 10714 days ago · 51 km deep · 60 km away
43. 1.820 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaThu, Jun 5, 8:32 PM AKDT · 10713 days ago · 71 km deep · 84 km away
44. 2.334 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Jun 6, 9:57 AM AKDT · 10713 days ago · 84 km deep · 86 km away
45. 2.08 km ENE of Soldotna, AlaskaFri, Jun 6, 3:06 PM AKDT · 10712 days ago · 37 km deep · 69 km away
46. 2.91 km E of Nikiski, AlaskaFri, Jun 6, 4:56 PM AKDT · 10712 days ago · 56 km deep · 70 km away
47. 1.727 km SW of Anchorage, AlaskaSat, Jun 7, 8:04 AM AKDT · 10712 days ago · 38 km deep · 2 km away
48. 1.83 km NNE of Ridgeway, AlaskaSun, Jun 8, 6:22 AM AKDT · 10711 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
49. 1.74 km WSW of Funny River, AlaskaSun, Jun 8, 10:42 PM AKDT · 10710 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
50. 3.343 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaTue, Jun 10, 4:34 AM AKDT · 10709 days ago · 73 km deep · 88 km away
51. 1.74 km SSE of Susitna, AlaskaTue, Jun 10, 11:28 AM AKDT · 10709 days ago · 57 km deep · 56 km away
52. 2.316 km NNE of Houston, AlaskaWed, Jun 11, 12:44 PM AKDT · 10707 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
53. 1.69 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaWed, Jun 11, 1:41 PM AKDT · 10707 days ago · 42 km deep · 41 km away
54. 1.817 km NE of Hope, AlaskaThu, Jun 12, 2:32 PM AKDT · 10706 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
55. 1.829 km WNW of Salamatof, AlaskaThu, Jun 12, 9:42 PM AKDT · 10706 days ago · 79 km deep · 97 km away
56. 1.841 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaFri, Jun 13, 11:08 AM AKDT · 10706 days ago · 66 km deep · 84 km away
57. 1.67 km ENE of Nikiski, AlaskaSat, Jun 14, 7:45 AM AKDT · 10705 days ago · 53 km deep · 64 km away
58. 2.34 km WSW of Eagle River, AlaskaSun, Jun 15, 6:56 AM AKDT · 10704 days ago · 46 km deep · 41 km away
59. 1.84 km N of Houston, AlaskaSun, Jun 15, 2:53 PM AKDT · 10703 days ago · 40 km deep · 75 km away
60. 1.517 km ESE of Kasilof, AlaskaMon, Jun 16, 9:44 AM AKDT · 10703 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 132.

Before

1. 1.56 km N of Big Lake, AlaskaSat, May 17, 10:39 AM AKDT · 10733 days ago · 34 km deep · 63 km away
2. 2.88 km N of Meadow Lakes, AlaskaSat, May 17, 1:40 AM AKDT · 10733 days ago · 37 km deep · 81 km away
3. 1.832 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, May 16, 4:05 PM AKDT · 10733 days ago · 75 km deep · 85 km away
4. 2.014 km NW of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, May 16, 8:49 AM AKDT · 10734 days ago · 62 km deep · 65 km away
5. 2.222 km SW of Tyonek, AKThu, May 15, 9:33 PM AKDT · 10734 days ago · 61 km deep · 70 km away
6. 1.62 km NW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, AlaskaThu, May 15, 6:04 AM AKDT · 10735 days ago · 37 km deep · 38 km away
7. 1.522 km W of Hope, AlaskaThu, May 15, 2:17 AM AKDT · 10735 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
8. 1.723 km NE of Point Possession, AlaskaWed, May 14, 8:00 PM AKDT · 10735 days ago · 40 km deep · 15 km away
9. 1.522 km SSE of Point Possession, AlaskaWed, May 14, 6:56 AM AKDT · 10736 days ago · 42 km deep · 36 km away
10. 2.037 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaTue, May 13, 7:24 PM AKDT · 10736 days ago · 65 km deep · 81 km away
11. 4.715 km NNW of Point Possession, AlaskaTue, May 13, 3:11 PM AKDT · 10736 days ago · 59 km deep · 33 km away
12. 2.57 km ESE of Lazy Mountain, AlaskaTue, May 13, 6:39 AM AKDT · 10737 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
13. 1.715 km NW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaMon, May 12, 6:10 AM AKDT · 10738 days ago · 40 km deep · 47 km away
14. 1.610 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaMon, May 12, 4:32 AM AKDT · 10738 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
15. 1.77 km SSW of Girdwood, AlaskaSun, May 11, 8:35 PM AKDT · 10738 days ago · 31 km deep · 53 km away
16. 3.96 km N of Big Lake, AlaskaSun, May 11, 9:18 AM AKDT · 10739 days ago · 48 km deep · 63 km away
17. 2.17 km SW of Big Lake, AlaskaSun, May 11, 8:24 AM AKDT · 10739 days ago · 42 km deep · 50 km away
18. 2.820 km S of Susitna, AlaskaSat, May 10, 2:09 PM AKDT · 10739 days ago · 50 km deep · 43 km away
19. 1.722 km SSW of Susitna, AlaskaSat, May 10, 5:13 AM AKDT · 10740 days ago · 48 km deep · 47 km away
20. 2.849 km S of Skwentna, AlaskaFri, May 9, 3:47 PM AKDT · 10740 days ago · 70 km deep · 93 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak9976c87vm3. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:38 AM UTC.