Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 53 km NW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 53 km NW of Beluga, Alaska on Thu, Jun 5, 1997, 5:31 AM AKDT (13:31 UTC), 82 km (51 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 11 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1997-06-05 13:31:32 UTC
Depth
82.1 km (51.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.454° N, 151.851° 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
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 115 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.821 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 10714 days ago · 51 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.820 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 10713 days ago · 71 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.254 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10713 days ago · 95 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.334 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 10713 days ago · 84 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.064 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 10713 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.564 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10713 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.91 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 10712 days ago · 56 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.343 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 10709 days ago · 73 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.74 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 10709 days ago · 57 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.817 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10708 days ago · 81 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.0Southern Alaska · 10708 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.69 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10708 days ago · 42 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.829 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 10706 days ago · 79 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.841 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 10706 days ago · 66 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.67 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 10705 days ago · 53 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.846 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 10704 days ago · 85 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.256 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10703 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.718 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10702 days ago · 51 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.833 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 10702 days ago · 95 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.020 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10702 days ago · 58 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.734 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10702 days ago · 92 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 1.918 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 10701 days ago · 78 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.93 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 10701 days ago · 42 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.926 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 10701 days ago · 67 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 2.226 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 10700 days ago · 60 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 2.232 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10700 days ago · 63 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 2.462 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10699 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 1.714 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 10699 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.67 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 10698 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 2.023 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10698 days ago · 67 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 2.337 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10698 days ago · 100 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.930 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10697 days ago · 71 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 2.464 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10697 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.417 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 10697 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 1.715 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 10696 days ago · 48 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.830 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 10696 days ago · 80 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 2.021 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 10696 days ago · 58 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 2.39 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 10696 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 1.556 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 10694 days ago · 95 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 1.910 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 10694 days ago · 47 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 2.118 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 10694 days ago · 67 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 1.812 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 10692 days ago · 50 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 2.77 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 10692 days ago · 40 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 2.229 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 10692 days ago · 63 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 1.721 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 10691 days ago · 72 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 1.625 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10690 days ago · 66 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.726 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 10689 days ago · 34 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 1.839 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 10689 days ago · 86 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 2.657 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 10689 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 1.537 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10689 days ago · 81 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.929 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 10688 days ago · 69 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 2.022 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 10688 days ago · 55 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 1.930 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10688 days ago · 72 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 3.365 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 10688 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 1.861 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 10688 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 2.061 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 10687 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 2.256 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10687 days ago · -3 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 1.9Southern Alaska · 10686 days ago · 44 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 1.839 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 10684 days ago · 80 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 1.96 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 10684 days ago · 43 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 115.

Before

  1. 1.522 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10714 days ago · -3 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.822 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 10715 days ago · 69 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.69 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 10717 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.77 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 10717 days ago · 47 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.962 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 10718 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.911 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 10718 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.95 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 10719 days ago · 51 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.99 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10719 days ago · 75 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 3.221 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10719 days ago · 65 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.834 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 10719 days ago · 60 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.355 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 10719 days ago · 99 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.121 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 10720 days ago · 61 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 3.64 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 10720 days ago · 64 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.910 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 10720 days ago · 59 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.139 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10721 days ago · 108 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.026 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10721 days ago · 57 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.657 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10722 days ago · 145 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.824 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10723 days ago · 61 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.724 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 10723 days ago · 37 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.76 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 10723 days ago · 56 km deep · 93 km away

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