M1.5 earthquake 44 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Thu, Jan 30, 1997, 3:03 AM AKST

UTC

1997-01-30 12:03:18 UTC

Depth

7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

60.154° N, 147.230° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

21

• Cordova, AlaskaPopulation 2,196. Forecast92 kmWSW
• Eagle River, AlaskaPopulation 24,793. Forecast182 kmSE
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast187 kmSE

After

1. 1.737 km E of Chenega, AlaskaThu, Jan 30, 8:10 PM AKST · 10839 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
2. 1.880 km E of Chenega, AlaskaFri, Jan 31, 2:38 PM AKST · 10838 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
3. 1.938 km E of Chenega, AlaskaFri, Jan 31, 6:16 PM AKST · 10838 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
4. 1.528 km W of Tatitlek, AlaskaSun, Feb 2, 4:02 PM AKST · 10836 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
5. 2.051 km ENE of Chenega, AlaskaWed, Feb 5, 4:11 AM AKST · 10834 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
6. 2.0Southern AlaskaWed, Feb 5, 4:13 PM AKST · 10833 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
7. 2.231 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaWed, Feb 5, 5:03 PM AKST · 10833 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
8. 1.514 km E of Chenega, AlaskaWed, Feb 5, 10:05 PM AKST · 10833 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
9. 1.754 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaTue, Feb 11, 7:14 PM AKST · 10827 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
10. 2.010 km SSE of Cordova, AlaskaWed, Feb 19, 1:38 PM AKST · 10819 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
11. 1.944 km W of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Feb 21, 2:31 PM AKST · 10817 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
12. 1.625 km NW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSat, Feb 22, 5:01 PM AKST · 10816 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
13. 1.75 km SSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaMon, Feb 24, 12:04 AM AKST · 10815 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
14. 2.336 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaMon, Feb 24, 2:49 AM AKST · 10815 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
15. 1.524 km S of Whittier, AlaskaSat, Mar 1, 2:11 AM AKST · 10810 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
16. 1.525 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaSun, Mar 2, 7:22 PM AKST · 10808 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
17. 1.656 km SW of Tatitlek, AlaskaTue, Mar 4, 2:48 PM AKST · 10806 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
18. 1.754 km E of Whittier, AlaskaThu, Mar 6, 9:20 PM AKST · 10804 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
19. 1.741 km WSW of Tatitlek, AKFri, Mar 7, 2:15 AM AKST · 10804 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
20. 2.124 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaSat, Mar 8, 6:53 AM AKST · 10803 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
21. 1.945 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Mar 14, 6:34 AM AKST · 10797 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
22. 1.627 km WSW of Chenega, AlaskaFri, Mar 21, 6:27 PM AKST · 10789 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
23. 1.641 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSat, Mar 22, 1:10 AM AKST · 10789 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
24. 1.7Southern AlaskaSat, Mar 22, 2:39 PM AKST · 10788 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
25. 2.420 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Mar 28, 5:42 AM AKST · 10783 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
26. 1.556 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Mar 28, 11:44 PM AKST · 10782 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
27. 2.155 km SW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSat, Mar 29, 3:34 AM AKST · 10782 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away

Before

1. 2.544 km ENE of Chenega, AlaskaThu, Jan 30, 2:47 AM AKST · 10840 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
2. 1.957 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaTue, Jan 28, 5:44 PM AKST · 10841 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
3. 1.519 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaMon, Jan 27, 7:24 PM AKST · 10842 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
4. 1.8111 km ESE of Chenega, AlaskaSun, Jan 26, 8:28 PM AKST · 10843 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
5. 3.034 km SSW of Cordova, AlaskaSun, Jan 26, 8:22 PM AKST · 10843 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
6. 2.4112 km ESE of Chenega, AlaskaSun, Jan 26, 7:43 PM AKST · 10843 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
7. 2.4103 km SSW of Cordova, AlaskaSun, Jan 26, 7:18 PM AKST · 10843 days ago · -3 km deep · 77 km away
8. 3.4102 km SSW of Cordova, AlaskaSun, Jan 26, 6:46 PM AKST · 10843 days ago · -3 km deep · 78 km away
9. 1.736 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSun, Jan 26, 10:47 AM AKST · 10843 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
10. 1.734 km ENE of Whittier, AlaskaSat, Jan 25, 12:44 PM AKST · 10844 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
11. 1.948 km ENE of Whittier, AlaskaFri, Jan 24, 3:47 PM AKST · 10845 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
12. 2.735 km E of Whittier, AlaskaFri, Jan 24, 1:22 PM AKST · 10845 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
13. 1.520 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaThu, Jan 23, 5:48 AM AKST · 10847 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
14. 2.850 km SSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaMon, Jan 20, 11:33 PM AKST · 10849 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
15. 2.024 km SSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSat, Jan 18, 2:05 PM AKST · 10851 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
16. 1.951 km S of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Jan 17, 6:14 PM AKST · 10852 days ago · 28 km deep · 35 km away
17. 1.850 km S of Tatitlek, AlaskaThu, Jan 16, 8:05 AM AKST · 10854 days ago · 27 km deep · 36 km away
18. 1.564 km S of Cordova, AlaskaWed, Jan 15, 8:08 PM AKST · 10854 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
19. 1.853 km S of Tatitlek, AlaskaWed, Jan 15, 7:15 PM AKST · 10854 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
20. 1.751 km SSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaWed, Jan 15, 5:58 AM AKST · 10855 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak9971dtaam2. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:25 AM UTC.