Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 27 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 27 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska on Wed, Mar 12, 1997, 8:37 AM AKST (17:37 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 8 km NW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1997-03-12 17:37:08 UTC
Depth
31.0 km (19.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.970° N, 148.089° 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
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.148 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10798 days ago · 32 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.010 km N of Houston, Alaska · 10798 days ago · 34 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.536 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10798 days ago · 38 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.9Southern Alaska · 10797 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.56 km ESE of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 10797 days ago · 36 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.714 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10796 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.043 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10795 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.816 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10794 days ago · 30 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.939 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10794 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.840 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10791 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.619 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10790 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.72 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 10790 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.846 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10790 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.631 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10789 days ago · 39 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.625 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10788 days ago · 34 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.636 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10788 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 3.637 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 10786 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.215 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 10786 days ago · 28 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.86 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10785 days ago · 47 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.075 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10784 days ago · 52 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.035 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10784 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.034 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10783 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.347 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 10783 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.044 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 10783 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.951 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 10783 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.646 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10782 days ago · 30 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 1.828 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 10781 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 2.25 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10781 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.535 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10780 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 2.210 km NNE of Buffalo Soapstone, Alaska · 10780 days ago · 42 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 1.842 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10780 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.57 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10780 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 1.722 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10778 days ago · 34 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 1.6Southern Alaska · 10778 days ago · 38 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 1.742 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10778 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.616 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10777 days ago · 45 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 2.04 km ENE of Nelchina, Alaska · 10776 days ago · 55 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 1.956 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 10775 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 1.814 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 10774 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 1.715 km W of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10774 days ago · 37 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 2.325 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10772 days ago · 32 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 1.549 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10772 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.625 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 10771 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 1.916 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10770 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 1.746 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10769 days ago · 45 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.75 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10768 days ago · 53 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.547 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 10767 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 2.81 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 10767 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 1.938 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10765 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 2.043 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10765 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 2.08 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10765 days ago · 47 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 1.822 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 10764 days ago · 43 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 1.849 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 10764 days ago · 34 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 1.814 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 10763 days ago · 31 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 2.256 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10762 days ago · 55 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 1.917 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 10761 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 3.339 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 10760 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 1.54 km ESE of Houston, Alaska · 10759 days ago · 36 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 3.08 km WNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10759 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 2.349 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 10759 days ago · 32 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 91.

Before

  1. 1.628 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10799 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.950 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10799 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.83 km S of Houston, Alaska · 10800 days ago · 32 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.143 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10800 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.935 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10801 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.613 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10802 days ago · 37 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.920 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10803 days ago · 55 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.949 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10803 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.637 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10803 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.417 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 10804 days ago · 36 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.811 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 10805 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.523 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10805 days ago · 43 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.072 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10805 days ago · 51 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.459 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10805 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.939 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10806 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.136 km SSE of Mendeltna, Alaska · 10807 days ago · 41 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.045 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 10808 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.833 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10808 days ago · 30 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.618 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 10808 days ago · 49 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.337 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10809 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away

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