M2.4 earthquake 60 km NW of Beluga, Alaska

Magnitude

2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Sun, Apr 20, 1997, 2:02 AM AKDT

UTC

1997-04-20 10:02:44 UTC

Depth

11.7 km (7.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

61.467° N, 151.988° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

20

• Nikiski, AlaskaPopulation 4,493. Forecast94 kmNNW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast115 kmWNW

After

1. 2.515 km WSW of Point Possession, AlaskaSun, Apr 20, 5:09 PM AKDT · 10759 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
2. 2.559 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, Apr 20, 5:16 PM AKDT · 10759 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
3. 2.442 km WSW of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, Apr 20, 5:17 PM AKDT · 10759 days ago · -3 km deep · 46 km away
4. 2.010 km ESE of Beluga, AlaskaSun, Apr 20, 6:18 PM AKDT · 10759 days ago · 46 km deep · 70 km away
5. 2.955 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, Apr 20, 6:50 PM AKDT · 10759 days ago · 119 km deep · 36 km away
6. 2.758 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Apr 21, 12:17 PM AKDT · 10759 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
7. 4.17 km SSE of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Apr 21, 5:15 PM AKDT · 10758 days ago · 48 km deep · 81 km away
8. 1.929 km NNW of Susitna, AlaskaWed, Apr 23, 4:50 PM AKDT · 10756 days ago · 58 km deep · 71 km away
9. 2.017 km S of Susitna, AlaskaWed, Apr 23, 6:08 PM AKDT · 10756 days ago · 61 km deep · 82 km away
10. 1.730 km S of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Apr 24, 1:17 PM AKDT · 10756 days ago · 40 km deep · 79 km away
11. 2.332 km SW of Petersville, AlaskaThu, Apr 24, 2:03 PM AKDT · 10756 days ago · 83 km deep · 99 km away
12. 2.358 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Apr 25, 7:37 AM AKDT · 10755 days ago · 110 km deep · 39 km away
13. 2.171 km WNW of Salamatof, AlaskaSat, Apr 26, 2:32 AM AKDT · 10754 days ago · 130 km deep · 84 km away
14. 2.627 km W of Susitna, AlaskaSat, Apr 26, 9:52 AM AKDT · 10754 days ago · 65 km deep · 51 km away
15. 2.462 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaSun, Apr 27, 10:20 AM AKDT · 10753 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
16. 2.2Southern AlaskaSun, Apr 27, 11:42 PM AKDT · 10752 days ago · 63 km deep · 72 km away
17. 2.320 km W of Nikiski, AlaskaMon, Apr 28, 5:18 PM AKDT · 10751 days ago · 77 km deep · 86 km away
18. 1.817 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaWed, Apr 30, 5:03 AM AKDT · 10750 days ago · 66 km deep · 94 km away
19. 1.523 km WNW of Willow, AlaskaThu, May 1, 6:51 AM AKDT · 10749 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
20. 1.713 km ESE of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, May 1, 8:35 AM AKDT · 10749 days ago · 44 km deep · 75 km away
21. 1.623 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaThu, May 1, 9:31 PM AKDT · 10748 days ago · 61 km deep · 41 km away
22. 1.615 km NE of Nikiski, AlaskaSat, May 3, 1:34 AM AKDT · 10747 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
23. 2.425 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaSat, May 3, 1:44 AM AKDT · 10747 days ago · 81 km deep · 94 km away
24. 2.212 km SE of Susitna, AlaskaSat, May 3, 11:53 AM AKDT · 10747 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
25. 1.57 km E of Nikiski, AlaskaSun, May 4, 8:19 AM AKDT · 10746 days ago · 50 km deep · 97 km away
26. 1.96 km ESE of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, May 4, 9:44 PM AKDT · 10745 days ago · 53 km deep · 69 km away
27. 2.165 km SW of Skwentna, AlaskaMon, May 5, 3:39 AM AKDT · 10745 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
28. 2.28 km WNW of Point Possession, AlaskaMon, May 5, 6:39 AM AKDT · 10745 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
29. 1.713 km WSW of Willow, AlaskaMon, May 5, 3:46 PM AKDT · 10744 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away
30. 2.231 km NE of Skwentna, AlaskaTue, May 6, 11:56 PM AKDT · 10743 days ago · 67 km deep · 96 km away
31. 2.074 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaWed, May 7, 10:33 AM AKDT · 10743 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
32. 1.718 km W of Willow, AlaskaThu, May 8, 5:16 AM AKDT · 10742 days ago · 40 km deep · 90 km away
33. 2.329 km N of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, May 8, 10:24 AM AKDT · 10742 days ago · 91 km deep · 94 km away
34. 1.843 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, May 8, 12:40 PM AKDT · 10742 days ago · 94 km deep · 38 km away
35. 3.080 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, May 8, 5:30 PM AKDT · 10741 days ago · 148 km deep · 41 km away
36. 2.183 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaThu, May 8, 5:52 PM AKDT · 10741 days ago · 140 km deep · 71 km away
37. 2.835 km E of Skwentna, AlaskaFri, May 9, 6:53 AM AKDT · 10741 days ago · 63 km deep · 86 km away
38. 2.849 km S of Skwentna, AlaskaFri, May 9, 3:47 PM AKDT · 10740 days ago · 70 km deep · 27 km away
39. 1.8Southern AlaskaFri, May 9, 11:01 PM AKDT · 10740 days ago · 114 km deep · 67 km away
40. 2.068 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaFri, May 9, 11:27 PM AKDT · 10740 days ago · 111 km deep · 59 km away
41. 1.722 km SSW of Susitna, AlaskaSat, May 10, 5:13 AM AKDT · 10740 days ago · 48 km deep · 70 km away
42. 2.820 km S of Susitna, AlaskaSat, May 10, 2:09 PM AKDT · 10739 days ago · 50 km deep · 78 km away
43. 2.430 km W of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, May 11, 12:15 PM AKDT · 10739 days ago · 117 km deep · 53 km away
44. 1.610 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaMon, May 12, 4:32 AM AKDT · 10738 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
45. 1.715 km NW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaMon, May 12, 6:10 AM AKDT · 10738 days ago · 40 km deep · 94 km away
46. 2.141 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaTue, May 13, 7:15 AM AKDT · 10737 days ago · 82 km deep · 94 km away
47. 4.715 km NNW of Point Possession, AlaskaTue, May 13, 3:11 PM AKDT · 10736 days ago · 59 km deep · 80 km away
48. 2.037 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaTue, May 13, 7:24 PM AKDT · 10736 days ago · 65 km deep · 31 km away
49. 1.723 km NE of Point Possession, AlaskaWed, May 14, 8:00 PM AKDT · 10735 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
50. 2.046 km W of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, May 15, 5:40 AM AKDT · 10735 days ago · 124 km deep · 62 km away
51. 1.857 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaThu, May 15, 8:21 PM AKDT · 10734 days ago · 90 km deep · 6 km away
52. 2.222 km SW of Tyonek, AKThu, May 15, 9:33 PM AKDT · 10734 days ago · 61 km deep · 64 km away
53. 2.014 km NW of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, May 16, 8:49 AM AKDT · 10734 days ago · 62 km deep · 50 km away
54. 2.251 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaFri, May 16, 1:26 PM AKDT · 10734 days ago · 86 km deep · 18 km away
55. 1.832 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, May 16, 4:05 PM AKDT · 10733 days ago · 75 km deep · 38 km away
56. 1.720 km NNE of Point Possession, AlaskaSat, May 17, 8:58 PM AKDT · 10732 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
57. 1.734 km SW of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, May 18, 9:57 AM AKDT · 10732 days ago · 92 km deep · 32 km away
58. 3.364 km SW of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, May 18, 1:44 PM AKDT · 10732 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
59. 2.163 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaSun, May 18, 2:11 PM AKDT · 10731 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
60. 1.968 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaSun, May 18, 10:40 PM AKDT · 10731 days ago · 131 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of 123.

Before

1. 1.859 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Apr 19, 6:35 PM AKDT · 10760 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.029 km SSE of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Apr 19, 3:17 PM AKDT · 10760 days ago · 72 km deep · 57 km away
3. 1.720 km S of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Apr 18, 8:45 PM AKDT · 10761 days ago · 41 km deep · 82 km away
4. 2.16 km E of Skwentna, AlaskaFri, Apr 18, 9:41 AM AKDT · 10762 days ago · 80 km deep · 69 km away
5. 2.415 km S of Skwentna, AlaskaFri, Apr 18, 4:51 AM AKDT · 10762 days ago · 76 km deep · 54 km away
6. 1.822 km W of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaThu, Apr 17, 9:14 PM AKDT · 10762 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
7. 4.06 km WSW of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Apr 17, 4:48 PM AKDT · 10762 days ago · 60 km deep · 73 km away
8. 1.819 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaThu, Apr 17, 2:08 PM AKDT · 10762 days ago · 67 km deep · 41 km away
9. 1.718 km SW of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, Apr 17, 12:24 PM AKDT · 10763 days ago · 64 km deep · 65 km away
10. 1.741 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, Apr 17, 9:39 AM AKDT · 10763 days ago · 83 km deep · 27 km away
11. 1.612 km SW of Susitna, AlaskaWed, Apr 16, 9:59 PM AKDT · 10763 days ago · 48 km deep · 70 km away
12. 1.68 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaWed, Apr 16, 2:39 AM AKDT · 10764 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
13. 1.827 km NNW of Susitna, AlaskaTue, Apr 15, 6:52 PM AKDT · 10764 days ago · 68 km deep · 71 km away
14. 1.859 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Apr 14, 7:39 PM AKDT · 10765 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away
15. 2.419 km W of Willow, AlaskaMon, Apr 14, 4:04 PM AKDT · 10765 days ago · 43 km deep · 89 km away
16. 1.834 km SSE of Skwentna, AlaskaMon, Apr 14, 12:36 PM AKDT · 10766 days ago · 71 km deep · 49 km away
17. 1.926 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaMon, Apr 14, 6:13 AM AKDT · 10766 days ago · 38 km deep · 86 km away
18. 2.031 km NNW of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Apr 14, 5:35 AM AKDT · 10766 days ago · 47 km deep · 72 km away
19. 1.919 km W of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaMon, Apr 14, 1:50 AM AKDT · 10766 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away
20. 2.414 km SSE of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, Apr 13, 7:35 PM AKDT · 10766 days ago · 74 km deep · 59 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak997523317y. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:34 AM UTC.