Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 82 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 82 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska on Wed, May 14, 1997, 9:47 PM AKDT (05:47 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 5 km NW of Chickaloon, 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
1997-05-15 05:47:47 UTC
Depth
37.0 km (23.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.539° N, 148.341° 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
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.554 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10735 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.634 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10734 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.515 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10732 days ago · 54 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.35 km NNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10732 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.746 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10731 days ago · 74 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.659 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10730 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.974 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10729 days ago · 64 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.014 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 10728 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 3.075 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 10728 days ago · 60 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.921 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10728 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.344 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10727 days ago · 76 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.71 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10727 days ago · 61 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.539 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10727 days ago · 86 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.922 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10726 days ago · 41 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.926 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10725 days ago · 40 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.711 km N of Susitna North, Alaska · 10723 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.430 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10721 days ago · 39 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.561 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10719 days ago · 45 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 3.147 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10719 days ago · 81 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.741 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10718 days ago · 36 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 2.923 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10717 days ago · 76 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 1.610 km W of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10716 days ago · 36 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 2.40 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10715 days ago · 88 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 2.131 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10715 days ago · 36 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.564 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10715 days ago · 53 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 1.526 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10714 days ago · 51 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.842 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10712 days ago · 75 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 2.157 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10709 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 2.116 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10709 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.610 km SE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 10709 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.00 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10708 days ago · 95 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 1.628 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10708 days ago · 36 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.039 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10707 days ago · 57 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 1.619 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 10707 days ago · 47 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.572 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10706 days ago · 61 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 1.735 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10702 days ago · 60 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 1.546 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10702 days ago · 74 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 1.951 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10700 days ago · 75 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.728 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10699 days ago · 76 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 2.975 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10699 days ago · 60 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 1.730 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10699 days ago · -3 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 3.727 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10698 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 2.733 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10697 days ago · 65 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 3.95 km NW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10696 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 2.05 km WNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10695 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 2.038 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10695 days ago · 69 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 2.58 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10693 days ago · 49 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 1.653 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10692 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 1.661 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 10692 days ago · 63 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 1.715 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10691 days ago · 82 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 1.947 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10691 days ago · 64 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 2.343 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10689 days ago · 89 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 2.113 km NNE of Glacier View, Alaska · 10689 days ago · 38 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 2.113 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10688 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 1.65 km NW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10687 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 1.660 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10686 days ago · 61 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 3.046 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10685 days ago · 81 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 2.250 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10685 days ago · 77 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 2.755 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10685 days ago · 94 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 1.825 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10685 days ago · 37 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 2.425 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10736 days ago · 37 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.813 km NW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10736 days ago · 40 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.439 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 10737 days ago · 77 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.653 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10739 days ago · 72 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.244 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10740 days ago · 67 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.368 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10740 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.929 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10741 days ago · 85 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 3.858 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10742 days ago · 84 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.542 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10744 days ago · 47 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.314 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10748 days ago · 40 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.722 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10749 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.634 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10752 days ago · 66 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.933 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10754 days ago · 57 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.819 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10754 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.19 km W of Glacier View, Alaska · 10754 days ago · 34 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.354 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10755 days ago · 56 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.524 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 10757 days ago · -3 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 3.08 km WNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10759 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.057 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10760 days ago · 63 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.256 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10762 days ago · 55 km deep · 35 km away

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