M1.6 earthquake 61 km NW of Beluga, Alaska

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Sat, Mar 8, 1997, 6:43 PM AKST

UTC

1997-03-09 03:43:40 UTC

Depth

5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

61.485° N, 151.991° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

27

• Nikiski, AlaskaPopulation 4,493. Forecast96 kmNNW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast115 kmWNW

After

1. 1.729 km NNE of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Mar 8, 7:38 PM AKST · 10802 days ago · 78 km deep · 93 km away
2. 1.819 km NE of Nikiski, AlaskaSat, Mar 8, 10:36 PM AKST · 10802 days ago · 48 km deep · 87 km away
3. 1.565 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaSun, Mar 9, 2:45 AM AKST · 10802 days ago · 114 km deep · 63 km away
4. 2.138 km WNW of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, Mar 9, 5:53 PM AKST · 10801 days ago · 110 km deep · 72 km away
5. 1.623 km NNW of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Mar 10, 6:41 AM AKST · 10801 days ago · 47 km deep · 74 km away
6. 1.932 km SE of Skwentna, AlaskaMon, Mar 10, 9:55 PM AKST · 10800 days ago · 68 km deep · 62 km away
7. 1.536 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Mar 12, 4:33 PM AKST · 10798 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
8. 1.625 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Mar 12, 5:17 PM AKST · 10798 days ago · 61 km deep · 42 km away
9. 1.633 km WNW of Salamatof, AlaskaWed, Mar 12, 10:55 PM AKST · 10798 days ago · 85 km deep · 89 km away
10. 1.512 km NW of Nikiski, AlaskaWed, Mar 12, 11:43 PM AKST · 10798 days ago · 64 km deep · 84 km away
11. 1.827 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Mar 13, 3:13 AM AKST · 10798 days ago · 66 km deep · 54 km away
12. 1.68 km NE of Beluga, AlaskaThu, Mar 13, 1:21 PM AKST · 10798 days ago · 55 km deep · 65 km away
13. 2.119 km SSW of Susitna, AlaskaSat, Mar 15, 2:08 AM AKST · 10796 days ago · 49 km deep · 76 km away
14. 1.963 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Mar 15, 7:15 AM AKST · 10796 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
15. 1.738 km S of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Mar 15, 7:13 PM AKST · 10795 days ago · 73 km deep · 38 km away
16. 2.930 km WNW of Willow, AlaskaSun, Mar 16, 12:45 AM AKST · 10795 days ago · 53 km deep · 84 km away
17. 1.920 km SSE of Susitna, AlaskaSun, Mar 16, 7:25 AM AKST · 10795 days ago · 46 km deep · 85 km away
18. 1.833 km SSW of Petersville, AlaskaSun, Mar 16, 6:05 PM AKST · 10794 days ago · 76 km deep · 98 km away
19. 2.014 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaMon, Mar 17, 1:27 AM AKST · 10794 days ago · 82 km deep · 50 km away
20. 2.635 km ENE of Skwentna, AlaskaMon, Mar 17, 10:58 AM AKST · 10794 days ago · 57 km deep · 94 km away
21. 2.914 km E of Skwentna, AlaskaTue, Mar 18, 2:56 AM AKST · 10793 days ago · 63 km deep · 71 km away
22. 2.410 km SW of Willow, AlaskaTue, Mar 18, 3:34 AM AKST · 10793 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
23. 2.08 km ENE of Skwentna, AlaskaWed, Mar 19, 2:17 AM AKST · 10792 days ago · 75 km deep · 72 km away
24. 3.020 km SW of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Mar 20, 11:34 AM AKST · 10791 days ago · 57 km deep · 67 km away
25. 1.852 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, Mar 20, 10:39 PM AKST · 10790 days ago · 122 km deep · 45 km away
26. 2.323 km NW of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Mar 21, 7:37 AM AKST · 10790 days ago · 50 km deep · 66 km away
27. 2.278 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Mar 21, 1:24 PM AKST · 10790 days ago · 145 km deep · 53 km away
28. 1.620 km NNE of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Mar 21, 3:37 PM AKST · 10790 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
29. 2.149 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaSat, Mar 22, 1:10 AM AKST · 10789 days ago · 93 km deep · 78 km away
30. 3.135 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaSat, Mar 22, 9:36 AM AKST · 10789 days ago · 82 km deep · 38 km away
31. 1.715 km NNW of Point Possession, AlaskaSat, Mar 22, 2:15 PM AKST · 10789 days ago · 49 km deep · 81 km away
32. 1.516 km E of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Mar 22, 3:30 PM AKST · 10789 days ago · 43 km deep · 75 km away
33. 3.233 km NW of Willow, AlaskaSat, Mar 22, 4:12 PM AKST · 10789 days ago · 52 km deep · 97 km away
34. 1.637 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Mar 22, 5:27 PM AKST · 10788 days ago · 65 km deep · 30 km away
35. 1.626 km SSW of Susitna, AlaskaSun, Mar 23, 2:12 AM AKST · 10788 days ago · 50 km deep · 74 km away
36. 2.132 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Mar 24, 3:52 AM AKST · 10787 days ago · 59 km deep · 51 km away
37. 2.48 km SSW of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Mar 24, 1:20 PM AKST · 10787 days ago · 49 km deep · 74 km away
38. 2.322 km WNW of Willow, AlaskaWed, Mar 26, 5:51 AM AKST · 10785 days ago · 44 km deep · 88 km away
39. 1.736 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaWed, Mar 26, 12:27 PM AKST · 10785 days ago · 78 km deep · 93 km away
40. 1.821 km SSW of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, Mar 27, 3:35 AM AKST · 10784 days ago · 63 km deep · 74 km away
41. 3.09 km WNW of Willow, AlaskaThu, Mar 27, 4:58 PM AKST · 10783 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
42. 1.926 km WSW of Anchorage, AlaskaFri, Mar 28, 3:05 PM AKST · 10783 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
43. 2.24 km SSW of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Mar 28, 9:48 PM AKST · 10782 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
44. 2.016 km WSW of Susitna, AlaskaSat, Mar 29, 2:53 AM AKST · 10782 days ago · 59 km deep · 64 km away
45. 4.034 km SSE of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Mar 29, 5:02 AM AKST · 10782 days ago · 76 km deep · 52 km away
46. 2.462 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Mar 29, 9:56 PM AKST · 10781 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
47. 1.641 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaMon, Mar 31, 3:10 AM AKST · 10780 days ago · 82 km deep · 74 km away
48. 2.118 km WSW of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Mar 31, 1:46 PM AKST · 10780 days ago · 55 km deep · 63 km away
49. 2.017 km E of Skwentna, AlaskaMon, Mar 31, 5:21 PM AKST · 10779 days ago · 65 km deep · 76 km away
50. 1.852 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Mar 31, 8:38 PM AKST · 10779 days ago · 81 km deep · 18 km away
51. 2.223 km SW of Tyonek, AlaskaTue, Apr 1, 3:03 PM AKST · 10779 days ago · 71 km deep · 68 km away
52. 2.621 km W of Willow, AlaskaWed, Apr 2, 1:12 PM AKST · 10778 days ago · 53 km deep · 87 km away
53. 1.93 km NNW of Susitna, AlaskaWed, Apr 2, 3:58 PM AKST · 10778 days ago · 46 km deep · 78 km away
54. 2.249 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaThu, Apr 3, 9:14 AM AKST · 10777 days ago · 78 km deep · 18 km away
55. 1.814 km SW of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Apr 3, 3:04 PM AKST · 10777 days ago · 53 km deep · 70 km away
56. 1.917 km ENE of Nikiski, AlaskaThu, Apr 3, 10:56 PM AKST · 10776 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
57. 2.017 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Apr 5, 12:04 AM AKST · 10775 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
58. 2.024 km NE of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Apr 5, 5:52 AM AKST · 10775 days ago · 74 km deep · 89 km away
59. 1.928 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaSun, Apr 6, 12:33 AM AKST · 10774 days ago · 65 km deep · 56 km away
60. 1.516 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Apr 7, 12:17 AM AKDT · 10773 days ago · 66 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 130.

Before

1. 1.812 km SW of Willow, AlaskaSat, Mar 8, 3:07 PM AKST · 10803 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
2. 3.019 km WSW of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Mar 7, 11:16 PM AKST · 10803 days ago · 60 km deep · 60 km away
3. 2.223 km W of Nikiski, AlaskaFri, Mar 7, 6:43 AM AKST · 10804 days ago · 78 km deep · 88 km away
4. 1.521 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Mar 6, 2:51 PM AKST · 10805 days ago · 65 km deep · 62 km away
5. 2.320 km W of Nikiski, AlaskaWed, Mar 5, 8:36 PM AKST · 10805 days ago · 67 km deep · 89 km away
6. 2.15 km NNW of Susitna, AlaskaWed, Mar 5, 1:58 PM AKST · 10806 days ago · 44 km deep · 78 km away
7. 1.89 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaTue, Mar 4, 5:37 PM AKST · 10806 days ago · 58 km deep · 58 km away
8. 2.233 km E of Skwentna, AlaskaTue, Mar 4, 2:49 PM AKST · 10807 days ago · 52 km deep · 85 km away
9. 2.061 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaTue, Mar 4, 6:05 AM AKST · 10807 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
10. 1.719 km SW of Tyonek, AlaskaMon, Mar 3, 9:36 AM AKST · 10808 days ago · 59 km deep · 67 km away
11. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, AlaskaSun, Mar 2, 6:52 PM AKST · 10808 days ago · 56 km deep · 90 km away
12. 2.228 km ESE of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, Mar 2, 12:07 AM AKST · 10809 days ago · 61 km deep · 71 km away
13. 1.856 km WNW of Salamatof, AlaskaSat, Mar 1, 9:08 PM AKST · 10809 days ago · 97 km deep · 85 km away
14. 2.663 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Mar 1, 2:17 PM AKST · 10810 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
15. 1.920 km SE of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Mar 1, 12:58 PM AKST · 10810 days ago · 74 km deep · 63 km away
16. 1.63 km SSE of Nikiski, AlaskaFri, Feb 28, 4:23 PM AKST · 10811 days ago · 59 km deep · 100 km away
17. 2.09 km WNW of Skwentna, AlaskaFri, Feb 28, 11:40 AM AKST · 10811 days ago · 60 km deep · 63 km away
18. 2.238 km S of Skwentna, AlaskaFri, Feb 28, 3:16 AM AKST · 10811 days ago · 66 km deep · 37 km away
19. 1.732 km WNW of Willow, AlaskaFri, Feb 28, 1:41 AM AKST · 10811 days ago · 53 km deep · 84 km away
20. 3.645 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaThu, Feb 27, 10:46 PM AKST · 10811 days ago · 74 km deep · 31 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak99734il7c2. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:58 PM UTC.