Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 29 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 29 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska on Wed, Jan 29, 1997, 11:03 AM AKST (20:03 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 11 km W of Ferry, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1997-01-29 20:03:29 UTC
Depth
-0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.215° N, 148.577° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.455 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 10834 days ago · 72 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.439 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 10833 days ago · 118 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.49 km ESE of Ferry, Alaska · 10832 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.427 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 10830 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.317 km NW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10829 days ago · 92 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.745 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 10828 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.141 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10826 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.013 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 10825 days ago · -3 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.110 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 10824 days ago · 118 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.526 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10820 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 3.170 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 10818 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.341 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 10812 days ago · 110 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.534 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 10811 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.142 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 10809 days ago · -3 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.257 km E of Healy, Alaska · 10805 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.511 km NE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10803 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.012 km NE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10803 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.012 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 10802 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.154 km WSW of Ferry, Alaska · 10801 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.519 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 10801 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 2.032 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 10799 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.832 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 10799 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 2.024 km E of Healy, Alaska · 10798 days ago · 104 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 2.860 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 10793 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 3.611 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 10787 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 2.028 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 10843 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.228 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 10843 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.114 km SW of Nenana, Alaska · 10844 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.63 km ENE of Badger, Alaska · 10847 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.245 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 10857 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.251 km WSW of Ferry, Alaska · 10858 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.515 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10859 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 3.119 km NNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10863 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 3.0Central Alaska · 10864 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.126 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 10866 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.914 km WSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 10866 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away

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