M2.3 earthquake 14 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska

Magnitude

2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Fri, May 2, 1997, 10:12 AM AKDT

UTC

1997-05-02 18:12:53 UTC

Depth

12.2 km (7.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

60.178° N, 148.146° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

22

• Bear Creek, AlaskaPopulation 1,956. Forecast69 kmE
• Eagle River, AlaskaPopulation 24,793. Forecast149 kmSSE
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast150 kmSE

After

1. 2.351 km SSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSat, May 3, 2:42 PM AKDT · 10747 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
2. 2.48 km W of Moose Pass, AlaskaSat, May 3, 10:40 PM AKDT · 10746 days ago · 32 km deep · 83 km away
3. 2.810 km ENE of Moose Pass, AlaskaSat, May 3, 10:56 PM AKDT · 10746 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
4. 1.935 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSun, May 4, 8:46 AM AKDT · 10746 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
5. 1.728 km SE of Whittier, AlaskaSat, May 10, 11:51 AM AKDT · 10740 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
6. 2.542 km NE of Chenega, AlaskaSat, May 10, 6:51 PM AKDT · 10739 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
7. 1.77 km SSW of Girdwood, AlaskaSun, May 11, 8:35 PM AKDT · 10738 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
8. 1.945 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaTue, May 13, 6:43 AM AKDT · 10737 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
9. 1.659 km ESE of Whittier, AlaskaTue, May 13, 7:25 PM AKDT · 10736 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
10. 1.558 km ENE of Whittier, AlaskaMon, May 19, 3:09 PM AKDT · 10731 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
11. 2.336 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaTue, May 20, 6:26 AM AKDT · 10730 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
12. 1.942 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaFri, May 23, 6:10 AM AKDT · 10727 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
13. 2.151 km S of Tatitlek, AlaskaSat, May 24, 4:55 AM AKDT · 10726 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
14. 1.5Southern AlaskaFri, May 30, 11:56 AM AKDT · 10720 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
15. 2.037 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaFri, May 30, 12:04 PM AKDT · 10720 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
16. 2.236 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaFri, May 30, 12:43 PM AKDT · 10720 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
17. 1.710 km E of Chenega, AlaskaSat, May 31, 10:10 AM AKDT · 10719 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
18. 1.522 km WSW of Lowell Point, AlaskaSun, Jun 1, 7:54 AM AKDT · 10718 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
19. 2.837 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaSun, Jun 1, 10:17 AM AKDT · 10718 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
20. 2.036 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSun, Jun 1, 4:04 PM AKDT · 10718 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
21. 2.353 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaTue, Jun 3, 3:19 AM AKDT · 10716 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
22. 2.936 km SSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaTue, Jun 3, 4:55 PM AKDT · 10715 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
23. 1.552 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaWed, Jun 4, 12:31 AM AKDT · 10715 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
24. 1.737 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaThu, Jun 5, 4:41 AM AKDT · 10714 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
25. 1.553 km SSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSun, Jun 8, 2:28 AM AKDT · 10711 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
26. 1.622 km W of Tatitlek, AlaskaThu, Jun 12, 5:54 AM AKDT · 10707 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
27. 2.440 km E of Chenega, AlaskaSat, Jun 14, 4:48 PM AKDT · 10704 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
28. 3.455 km SW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSun, Jun 15, 7:32 AM AKDT · 10704 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
29. 2.160 km ESE of Chenega, AlaskaSun, Jun 15, 1:58 PM AKDT · 10704 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
30. 2.055 km SSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSun, Jun 15, 8:22 PM AKDT · 10703 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
31. 3.255 km SW of Tatitlek, AlaskaMon, Jun 16, 4:05 AM AKDT · 10703 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
32. 2.654 km SW of Tatitlek, AlaskaMon, Jun 16, 5:09 AM AKDT · 10703 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
33. 1.817 km WNW of Chenega, AlaskaMon, Jun 23, 8:36 AM AKDT · 10696 days ago · -2 km deep · 13 km away
34. 2.337 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaTue, Jun 24, 8:03 AM AKDT · 10695 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
35. 1.839 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaTue, Jun 24, 12:00 PM AKDT · 10695 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
36. 1.957 km SE of Chenega, AlaskaThu, Jun 26, 10:02 AM AKDT · 10693 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
37. 1.58 km SSW of Whittier, AlaskaThu, Jun 26, 2:12 PM AKDT · 10693 days ago · 31 km deep · 67 km away
38. 1.550 km NE of Chenega, AlaskaSat, Jun 28, 10:18 AM AKDT · 10691 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
39. 2.634 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSat, Jun 28, 7:09 PM AKDT · 10690 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away

Before

1. 1.843 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaThu, May 1, 10:52 AM AKDT · 10749 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
2. 2.824 km ESE of Whittier, AlaskaMon, Apr 28, 8:48 AM AKDT · 10752 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
3. 1.542 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaSat, Apr 19, 6:54 AM AKDT · 10761 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
4. 1.748 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Apr 18, 10:31 AM AKDT · 10762 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
5. 1.941 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaWed, Apr 16, 12:54 PM AKDT · 10764 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
6. 1.648 km SSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaWed, Apr 16, 12:05 AM AKDT · 10764 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
7. 1.742 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaMon, Apr 14, 6:03 PM AKDT · 10765 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
8. 2.154 km W of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Apr 11, 2:17 PM AKDT · 10769 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
9. 2.737 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaThu, Apr 10, 1:53 AM AKDT · 10770 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
10. 1.529 km SW of Tatitlek, AlaskaMon, Apr 7, 12:06 PM AKDT · 10773 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
11. 1.753 km E of Whittier, AlaskaSat, Apr 5, 7:14 PM AKST · 10774 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
12. 1.641 km W of Tatitlek, AlaskaWed, Apr 2, 9:33 PM AKST · 10777 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak9975m2ctus. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC.