M1.7 earthquake 81 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Fri, Aug 8, 1997, 10:42 AM AKDT

UTC

1997-08-08 18:42:35 UTC

Depth

19.8 km (12.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

62.519° N, 148.192° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

20

• Susitna North, AlaskaPopulation 1,260. Forecast94 kmENE
• Knik-Fairview, AlaskaPopulation 14,923. Forecast134 kmNNE
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast170 kmNNE

After

1. 1.532 km NNE of Chickaloon, AlaskaFri, Aug 8, 12:00 PM AKDT · 10650 days ago · 51 km deep · 49 km away
2. 2.18 km ESE of Sutton-Alpine, AlaskaFri, Aug 8, 6:50 PM AKDT · 10649 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
3. 1.844 km SSW of Cantwell, AlaskaSat, Aug 9, 12:26 PM AKDT · 10648 days ago · 82 km deep · 88 km away
4. 1.749 km NNW of Glacier View, AlaskaSun, Aug 10, 2:24 PM AKDT · 10647 days ago · 32 km deep · 35 km away
5. 2.137 km SW of Cantwell, AlaskaFri, Aug 15, 9:37 AM AKDT · 10643 days ago · 81 km deep · 89 km away
6. 2.633 km ESE of Susitna North, AlaskaMon, Aug 18, 5:07 PM AKDT · 10639 days ago · 43 km deep · 71 km away
7. 2.011 km E of Susitna North, AlaskaWed, Aug 20, 5:42 PM AKDT · 10637 days ago · 52 km deep · 86 km away
8. 2.248 km NNW of Glacier View, AlaskaFri, Aug 22, 2:30 PM AKDT · 10635 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
9. 2.052 km NE of Chase, AlaskaSat, Aug 23, 2:06 PM AKDT · 10634 days ago · 73 km deep · 60 km away
10. 2.122 km N of Glacier View, AlaskaMon, Aug 25, 10:58 AM AKDT · 10633 days ago · 34 km deep · 65 km away
11. 2.044 km NNE of Chase, AlaskaMon, Aug 25, 8:20 PM AKDT · 10632 days ago · 78 km deep · 82 km away
12. 2.152 km NNE of Chase, AlaskaTue, Aug 26, 10:21 AM AKDT · 10632 days ago · 75 km deep · 83 km away
13. 2.27 km SSE of Glacier View, AlaskaFri, Aug 29, 12:56 AM AKDT · 10629 days ago · 36 km deep · 92 km away
14. 1.631 km NE of Chase, AlaskaSat, Aug 30, 4:14 AM AKDT · 10628 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
15. 2.129 km SSW of Cantwell, AlaskaMon, Sep 1, 8:58 AM AKDT · 10626 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
16. 1.523 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, AlaskaMon, Sep 1, 2:04 PM AKDT · 10625 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
17. 2.356 km NNE of Chase, AlaskaMon, Sep 1, 7:31 PM AKDT · 10625 days ago · 79 km deep · 79 km away
18. 2.439 km NE of Chase, AlaskaMon, Sep 1, 11:00 PM AKDT · 10625 days ago · 72 km deep · 70 km away
19. 2.7Central AlaskaThu, Sep 4, 11:47 PM AKDT · 10622 days ago · 64 km deep · 99 km away
20. 2.040 km NE of Chase, AlaskaSun, Sep 7, 12:58 AM AKDT · 10620 days ago · 72 km deep · 77 km away
21. 2.036 km NE of Susitna North, AlaskaMon, Sep 8, 12:10 PM AKDT · 10619 days ago · 45 km deep · 60 km away
22. 1.523 km SE of Susitna North, AlaskaTue, Sep 9, 1:36 AM AKDT · 10618 days ago · 47 km deep · 89 km away
23. 1.859 km ENE of Susitna North, AlaskaWed, Sep 10, 5:59 AM AKDT · 10617 days ago · 31 km deep · 36 km away
24. 1.624 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, AlaskaWed, Sep 10, 5:43 PM AKDT · 10616 days ago · 37 km deep · 62 km away
25. 1.848 km NNE of Chase, AlaskaFri, Sep 12, 7:18 AM AKDT · 10615 days ago · 78 km deep · 94 km away
26. 3.847 km S of Cantwell, AlaskaFri, Sep 12, 7:39 PM AKDT · 10614 days ago · 78 km deep · 67 km away
27. 2.030 km SSW of Cantwell, AlaskaTue, Sep 16, 11:05 PM AKDT · 10610 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
28. 1.828 km SSW of Cantwell, AlaskaTue, Sep 16, 11:11 PM AKDT · 10610 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
29. 1.642 km SE of Cantwell, AlaskaWed, Sep 17, 10:53 AM AKDT · 10610 days ago · 69 km deep · 71 km away
30. 3.049 km SSW of Cantwell, AlaskaWed, Sep 17, 1:00 PM AKDT · 10609 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
31. 1.59 km S of Chickaloon, AlaskaThu, Sep 18, 9:55 PM AKDT · 10608 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
32. 1.939 km NNW of Glacier View, AlaskaFri, Sep 19, 3:29 PM AKDT · 10607 days ago · 51 km deep · 45 km away
33. 1.78 km N of Susitna North, AlaskaSat, Sep 20, 6:18 PM AKDT · 10606 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
34. 2.241 km ENE of Susitna North, AlaskaMon, Sep 22, 10:07 AM AKDT · 10605 days ago · 44 km deep · 54 km away
35. 2.928 km ENE of Susitna North, AlaskaMon, Sep 22, 11:52 AM AKDT · 10605 days ago · 52 km deep · 66 km away
36. 2.038 km E of Susitna North, AlaskaTue, Sep 23, 12:37 AM AKDT · 10604 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
37. 2.456 km NNE of Chickaloon, AlaskaSat, Sep 27, 11:40 AM AKDT · 10600 days ago · 40 km deep · 26 km away
38. 1.728 km ESE of Susitna North, AlaskaSun, Sep 28, 3:42 AM AKDT · 10599 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
39. 1.557 km ENE of Chase, AlaskaTue, Sep 30, 2:15 PM AKDT · 10596 days ago · 39 km deep · 50 km away
40. 1.534 km NE of Susitna North, AlaskaTue, Sep 30, 7:21 PM AKDT · 10596 days ago · 52 km deep · 63 km away
41. 1.81 km N of Chickaloon, AlaskaSun, Oct 5, 1:26 PM AKDT · 10591 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
42. 1.721 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, AlaskaMon, Oct 6, 2:40 AM AKDT · 10591 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
43. 2.97 km SE of Talkeetna, AlaskaTue, Oct 7, 4:12 AM AKDT · 10590 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
44. 2.28 km ESE of Talkeetna, AlaskaTue, Oct 7, 5:11 AM AKDT · 10590 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away

Before

1. 1.967 km SE of Cantwell, AlaskaFri, Aug 8, 6:38 AM AKDT · 10650 days ago · 62 km deep · 44 km away
2. 2.125 km N of Chickaloon, AlaskaFri, Aug 8, 4:32 AM AKDT · 10650 days ago · 37 km deep · 58 km away
3. 1.610 km W of Nelchina, AlaskaThu, Aug 7, 5:00 PM AKDT · 10650 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
4. 2.538 km ENE of Chase, AlaskaWed, Aug 6, 6:08 PM AKDT · 10651 days ago · 70 km deep · 63 km away
5. 1.649 km SSW of Cantwell, AlaskaTue, Aug 5, 6:39 PM AKDT · 10652 days ago · 76 km deep · 82 km away
6. 2.129 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, AlaskaTue, Aug 5, 11:07 AM AKDT · 10653 days ago · 46 km deep · 54 km away
7. 1.648 km NNE of Chase, AlaskaMon, Aug 4, 9:27 PM AKDT · 10653 days ago · 75 km deep · 84 km away
8. 1.559 km E of Chase, AlaskaMon, Aug 4, 9:51 AM AKDT · 10654 days ago · 45 km deep · 39 km away
9. 2.138 km NE of Susitna North, AlaskaSun, Aug 3, 10:32 PM AKDT · 10654 days ago · 57 km deep · 57 km away
10. 1.960 km ENE of Chase, AlaskaSun, Aug 3, 1:58 PM AKDT · 10654 days ago · 50 km deep · 40 km away
11. 1.820 km NNE of Fishhook, AlaskaSat, Aug 2, 7:10 PM AKDT · 10655 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
12. 1.937 km NE of Chase, AlaskaSat, Aug 2, 3:33 AM AKDT · 10656 days ago · 78 km deep · 75 km away
13. 1.845 km NE of Chase, AlaskaSat, Aug 2, 2:48 AM AKDT · 10656 days ago · 76 km deep · 66 km away
14. 2.053 km NNE of Chase, AlaskaFri, Aug 1, 6:17 AM AKDT · 10657 days ago · 81 km deep · 86 km away
15. 2.048 km SW of Cantwell, AlaskaWed, Jul 30, 1:02 PM AKDT · 10658 days ago · 90 km deep · 94 km away
16. 2.255 km SW of Cantwell, AlaskaTue, Jul 29, 11:00 PM AKDT · 10659 days ago · 89 km deep · 94 km away
17. 1.729 km SSW of Cantwell, AlaskaTue, Jul 29, 7:45 AM AKDT · 10660 days ago · 84 km deep · 87 km away
18. 1.9Central AlaskaMon, Jul 28, 3:40 PM AKDT · 10660 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
19. 2.110 km E of Talkeetna, AlaskaMon, Jul 28, 10:29 AM AKDT · 10661 days ago · 60 km deep · 91 km away
20. 2.443 km SW of Cantwell, AlaskaSun, Jul 27, 11:33 AM AKDT · 10662 days ago · 77 km deep · 89 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak997a4578b3. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:45 AM UTC.