Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 26 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 26 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska on Sun, Jan 19, 1997, 12:18 PM AKST (21:18 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 20 km WNW of Fishhook, 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
1997-01-19 21:18:59 UTC
Depth
38.6 km (24.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.019° N, 148.300° 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
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 93 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.92 km SSW of Talkeetna, Alaska · 10850 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.011 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10850 days ago · 43 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.885 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10850 days ago · 40 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.235 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10849 days ago · 34 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.850 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10848 days ago · 31 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.919 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10848 days ago · 31 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.164 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10847 days ago · 45 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.778 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10847 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.06 km W of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 10846 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.125 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10842 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.950 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 10840 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 3.064 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 10839 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.920 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10838 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.245 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 10837 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.612 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 10836 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.544 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 10836 days ago · 32 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 3.068 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10836 days ago · 62 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.350 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 10835 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.946 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 10835 days ago · 31 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.526 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10834 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.319 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10833 days ago · 43 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 1.735 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10833 days ago · 39 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 3.070 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10832 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 2.126 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10832 days ago · 41 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.643 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10831 days ago · 36 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 2.08 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10830 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 2.48 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10830 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 2.39 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10830 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.844 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10830 days ago · 44 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 1.59 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10828 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 2.457 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10827 days ago · 40 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 1.95 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10826 days ago · 51 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.843 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10825 days ago · 30 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 2.12 km SW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10824 days ago · -2 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 1.924 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10824 days ago · 59 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 2.819 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10822 days ago · 36 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 2.274 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10822 days ago · 54 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 4.319 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 10822 days ago · 48 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 2.119 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 10822 days ago · 52 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 4.720 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10822 days ago · 47 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 1.53 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 10821 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 2.039 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10821 days ago · 66 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.72 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 10821 days ago · 46 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 1.93 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10821 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 1.832 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10820 days ago · 37 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 1.632 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10819 days ago · 34 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 2.027 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10819 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 2.467 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10819 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 1.614 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10819 days ago · 51 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 1.99 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10817 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 1.918 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10817 days ago · 44 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 2.771 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10816 days ago · 64 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 2.113 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 10816 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 1.615 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10816 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 2.67 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 10815 days ago · 42 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 2.85 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 10814 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 2.912 km E of Willow, Alaska · 10813 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 2.18 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 10813 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 1.79 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 10813 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 3.240 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10813 days ago · 57 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 93.

Before

  1. 1.617 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10851 days ago · 37 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.484 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10852 days ago · 50 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.834 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10852 days ago · 56 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.844 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10853 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.521 km S of Knik River, Alaska · 10854 days ago · 34 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.942 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 10854 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.043 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10855 days ago · 31 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.652 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 10856 days ago · 32 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.647 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10857 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.414 km WSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10858 days ago · 39 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.026 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10858 days ago · 66 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.329 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10861 days ago · 40 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.75 km WNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10862 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.013 km WSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10864 days ago · 40 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.79 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10864 days ago · 59 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.616 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10865 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.941 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 10866 days ago · 38 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.540 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10867 days ago · 43 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.727 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10868 days ago · 28 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.15 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 10869 days ago · 34 km deep · 86 km away

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