Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Wed, Feb 26, 1997, 7:39 AM AKST (16:39 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 7 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1997-02-26 16:39:59 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.384° N, 150.389° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 89 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.732 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 10812 days ago · 51 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.718 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 10812 days ago · 38 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.77 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10811 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.845 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10811 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.732 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 10811 days ago · 53 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.238 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 10811 days ago · 66 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.09 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10810 days ago · 60 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.716 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 10810 days ago · 37 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.922 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 10810 days ago · 34 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.647 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10810 days ago · -3 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.024 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 10810 days ago · 87 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 3.710 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 10810 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.920 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10809 days ago · 74 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.228 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10809 days ago · 61 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 3.743 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 10808 days ago · 77 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.618 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 10808 days ago · 49 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.843 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10807 days ago · 90 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.618 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10807 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.043 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10807 days ago · 92 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.233 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 10806 days ago · 52 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 2.15 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10805 days ago · 44 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.560 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10805 days ago · 88 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.459 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10805 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 2.469 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10805 days ago · 108 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 2.461 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10805 days ago · 130 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.04 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 10805 days ago · 48 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.072 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10805 days ago · 51 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.523 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10805 days ago · 43 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 1.811 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 10804 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.521 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10804 days ago · 65 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 2.417 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 10804 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 1.857 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10803 days ago · 76 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 1.949 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10803 days ago · 42 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 2.266 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10803 days ago · 122 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.920 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10803 days ago · 55 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 3.422 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10803 days ago · 90 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 2.946 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10802 days ago · 68 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 1.812 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 10802 days ago · 42 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 1.729 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10802 days ago · 78 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 2.956 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10802 days ago · 129 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 2.138 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10801 days ago · 110 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 2.428 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10801 days ago · 90 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 1.671 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10801 days ago · 122 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 1.623 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10801 days ago · 47 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 2.824 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 10801 days ago · 87 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 2.07 km N of Willow, Alaska · 10800 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 1.932 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10800 days ago · 68 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 2.456 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10800 days ago · 133 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 1.83 km S of Houston, Alaska · 10799 days ago · 32 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 2.063 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10799 days ago · 128 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.628 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10799 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 1.971 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10798 days ago · 120 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 2.010 km N of Houston, Alaska · 10798 days ago · 34 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 1.827 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10798 days ago · 66 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 1.536 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10797 days ago · 38 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 2.755 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10796 days ago · 116 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 2.521 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10796 days ago · 47 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 2.026 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 10796 days ago · 82 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 1.817 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10796 days ago · 80 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 2.554 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10796 days ago · 110 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 190.

Before

  1. 2.922 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10813 days ago · 40 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 3.240 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10813 days ago · 57 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.79 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 10813 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.18 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 10813 days ago · 39 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.912 km E of Willow, Alaska · 10813 days ago · 39 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.541 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10814 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.85 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 10814 days ago · 42 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.363 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10814 days ago · 117 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.449 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10815 days ago · 109 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.67 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 10815 days ago · 42 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.615 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10816 days ago · 38 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.113 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 10816 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.771 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10816 days ago · 64 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.015 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10817 days ago · 53 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 3.222 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 10817 days ago · 78 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.918 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10817 days ago · 44 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.858 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10817 days ago · 86 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.631 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10818 days ago · 69 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.340 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10818 days ago · 93 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.614 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10819 days ago · 51 km deep · 50 km away

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