M1.6 earthquake 17 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Thu, Jul 3, 1997, 9:30 AM AKDT

UTC

1997-07-03 17:30:13 UTC

Depth

38.3 km (23.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

61.246° N, 149.286° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

26

• Eagle River, AlaskaPopulation 24,793. Forecast17 kmESE
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast33 kmE

After

1. 2.023 km SSE of Whittier, AlaskaFri, Jul 4, 2:29 AM AKDT · 10685 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
2. 1.825 km NNW of Fishhook, AlaskaFri, Jul 4, 3:29 PM AKDT · 10684 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away
3. 2.07 km S of Houston, AlaskaFri, Jul 4, 11:20 PM AKDT · 10684 days ago · 48 km deep · 45 km away
4. 1.96 km WNW of Big Lake, AlaskaSat, Jul 5, 11:14 AM AKDT · 10684 days ago · 43 km deep · 53 km away
5. 2.59 km NW of Big Lake, AlaskaSun, Jul 6, 7:04 AM AKDT · 10683 days ago · 45 km deep · 56 km away
6. 2.115 km NNE of Willow, AlaskaMon, Jul 7, 12:45 AM AKDT · 10682 days ago · 45 km deep · 77 km away
7. 2.24 km SSW of Big Lake, AlaskaMon, Jul 7, 5:42 AM AKDT · 10682 days ago · 41 km deep · 45 km away
8. 2.723 km W of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Jul 7, 2:31 PM AKDT · 10681 days ago · 67 km deep · 96 km away
9. 2.012 km S of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Jul 7, 6:51 PM AKDT · 10681 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
10. 1.77 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, AlaskaTue, Jul 8, 4:34 AM AKDT · 10681 days ago · 41 km deep · 53 km away
11. 1.71 km NNE of Point Possession, AlaskaWed, Jul 9, 7:43 AM AKDT · 10680 days ago · 45 km deep · 83 km away
12. 1.55 km WSW of Willow, AlaskaWed, Jul 9, 7:41 PM AKDT · 10679 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
13. 3.623 km SSW of Anchorage, AlaskaThu, Jul 10, 6:22 PM AKDT · 10678 days ago · 38 km deep · 49 km away
14. 1.818 km S of Anchorage, AlaskaThu, Jul 10, 6:55 PM AKDT · 10678 days ago · 56 km deep · 40 km away
15. 1.69 km NNE of Willow, AlaskaFri, Jul 11, 6:01 PM AKDT · 10677 days ago · 36 km deep · 73 km away
16. 1.820 km E of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Jul 12, 12:23 AM AKDT · 10677 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
17. 1.83 km SE of Willow, AlaskaSun, Jul 13, 10:42 AM AKDT · 10676 days ago · 41 km deep · 66 km away
18. 4.050 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaMon, Jul 14, 2:42 PM AKDT · 10674 days ago · 32 km deep · 97 km away
19. 2.312 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Jul 14, 8:16 PM AKDT · 10674 days ago · 64 km deep · 99 km away
20. 1.517 km NNW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaMon, Jul 14, 10:09 PM AKDT · 10674 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
21. 1.55 km N of Knik River, AlaskaTue, Jul 15, 6:30 PM AKDT · 10673 days ago · 31 km deep · 35 km away
22. 2.08 km NNW of Susitna, AlaskaTue, Jul 15, 8:08 PM AKDT · 10673 days ago · 45 km deep · 79 km away
23. 2.234 km SSE of Chickaloon, AlaskaTue, Jul 15, 10:35 PM AKDT · 10673 days ago · 31 km deep · 69 km away
24. 1.719 km ESE of Susitna North, AlaskaWed, Jul 16, 10:32 AM AKDT · 10673 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
25. 2.26 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaFri, Jul 18, 9:27 AM AKDT · 10671 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
26. 2.021 km NNE of Chickaloon, AlaskaFri, Jul 18, 10:26 PM AKDT · 10670 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
27. 1.714 km NE of Eagle River, AlaskaSat, Jul 19, 5:44 AM AKDT · 10670 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
28. 1.72 km NE of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, Jul 20, 3:51 PM AKDT · 10668 days ago · 71 km deep · 99 km away
29. 2.121 km WSW of Susitna, AlaskaSun, Jul 20, 8:33 PM AKDT · 10668 days ago · 50 km deep · 86 km away
30. 2.034 km S of Glacier View, AlaskaMon, Jul 21, 1:55 AM AKDT · 10668 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
31. 2.14 km SW of Girdwood, AlaskaMon, Jul 21, 6:19 AM AKDT · 10668 days ago · 30 km deep · 37 km away
32. 1.617 km WSW of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Jul 21, 2:58 PM AKDT · 10667 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
33. 2.35 km WNW of Hope, AlaskaTue, Jul 22, 4:52 AM AKDT · 10667 days ago · 38 km deep · 42 km away
34. 4.011 km ENE of Beluga, AlaskaTue, Jul 22, 3:23 PM AKDT · 10666 days ago · 48 km deep · 86 km away
35. 1.717 km W of Glacier View, AlaskaTue, Jul 22, 10:37 PM AKDT · 10666 days ago · 36 km deep · 94 km away
36. 2.39 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, AlaskaWed, Jul 23, 6:25 PM AKDT · 10665 days ago · 36 km deep · 23 km away
37. 1.621 km N of Meadow Lakes, AlaskaFri, Jul 25, 12:06 AM AKDT · 10664 days ago · 40 km deep · 66 km away
38. 3.021 km NNW of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Jul 25, 9:25 AM AKDT · 10664 days ago · 50 km deep · 90 km away
39. 2.010 km W of Fishhook, AlaskaFri, Jul 25, 11:48 AM AKDT · 10664 days ago · 37 km deep · 57 km away
40. 2.112 km SSW of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Jul 25, 7:14 PM AKDT · 10663 days ago · 63 km deep · 73 km away
41. 1.515 km ENE of Eagle River, AlaskaSun, Jul 27, 4:56 PM AKDT · 10661 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
42. 2.515 km SSW of Point Possession, AlaskaMon, Jul 28, 3:38 PM AKDT · 10660 days ago · 48 km deep · 95 km away
43. 1.9Central AlaskaMon, Jul 28, 3:40 PM AKDT · 10660 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
44. 1.57 km SSE of Willow, AlaskaMon, Jul 28, 8:46 PM AKDT · 10660 days ago · 38 km deep · 61 km away
45. 1.55 km WNW of Point Possession, AlaskaTue, Jul 29, 3:19 PM AKDT · 10659 days ago · 49 km deep · 87 km away
46. 1.513 km NE of Eagle River, AlaskaWed, Jul 30, 10:38 AM AKDT · 10659 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away
47. 2.212 km NW of Hope, AlaskaWed, Jul 30, 3:23 PM AKDT · 10658 days ago · 37 km deep · 41 km away
48. 2.06 km ENE of Beluga, AlaskaThu, Jul 31, 4:47 PM AKDT · 10657 days ago · 45 km deep · 91 km away
49. 1.813 km NW of Point Possession, AlaskaThu, Jul 31, 9:44 PM AKDT · 10657 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
50. 3.23 km N of Meadow Lakes, AlaskaFri, Aug 1, 5:51 AM AKDT · 10657 days ago · 39 km deep · 48 km away
51. 2.312 km WSW of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Aug 1, 5:22 PM AKDT · 10656 days ago · 57 km deep · 82 km away
52. 1.89 km NW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaFri, Aug 1, 6:49 PM AKDT · 10656 days ago · 37 km deep · 47 km away
53. 1.513 km SSE of Susitna, AlaskaSat, Aug 2, 12:40 PM AKDT · 10655 days ago · 54 km deep · 64 km away
54. 1.820 km NNE of Fishhook, AlaskaSat, Aug 2, 7:10 PM AKDT · 10655 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
55. 2.521 km SSE of Point Possession, AlaskaSun, Aug 3, 11:04 AM AKDT · 10655 days ago · 38 km deep · 85 km away
56. 1.63 km ESE of Houston, AlaskaSun, Aug 3, 2:22 PM AKDT · 10654 days ago · 36 km deep · 49 km away
57. 2.63 km W of Big Lake, AlaskaSun, Aug 3, 7:10 PM AKDT · 10654 days ago · 47 km deep · 49 km away
58. 1.67 km ENE of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Aug 4, 1:54 AM AKDT · 10654 days ago · 49 km deep · 68 km away
59. 2.023 km NW of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Aug 4, 8:32 AM AKDT · 10654 days ago · 62 km deep · 95 km away
60. 1.722 km WNW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaTue, Aug 5, 2:15 AM AKDT · 10653 days ago · 41 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 113.

Before

1. 1.9Southern AlaskaThu, Jul 3, 2:41 AM AKDT · 10686 days ago · 44 km deep · 55 km away
2. 1.65 km NW of Sutton-Alpine, AlaskaWed, Jul 2, 6:05 AM AKDT · 10687 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
3. 2.113 km NNW of Chickaloon, AlaskaTue, Jul 1, 3:09 AM AKDT · 10688 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
4. 2.022 km NW of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Jun 30, 11:31 PM AKDT · 10688 days ago · 55 km deep · 95 km away
5. 1.929 km WSW of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Jun 30, 9:44 PM AKDT · 10688 days ago · 69 km deep · 97 km away
6. 1.64 km NNE of Big Lake, AlaskaSun, Jun 29, 10:36 PM AKDT · 10689 days ago · 44 km deep · 48 km away
7. 1.533 km SSW of Glacier View, AlaskaSun, Jun 29, 9:20 PM AKDT · 10689 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
8. 1.726 km SW of Anchorage, AlaskaSun, Jun 29, 5:36 PM AKDT · 10689 days ago · 34 km deep · 57 km away
9. 2.77 km SSW of Big Lake, AlaskaFri, Jun 27, 5:23 AM AKDT · 10692 days ago · 40 km deep · 47 km away
10. 1.74 km WSW of Houston, AlaskaFri, Jun 27, 4:42 AM AKDT · 10692 days ago · 39 km deep · 53 km away
11. 1.94 km W of Houston, AlaskaFri, Jun 27, 4:36 AM AKDT · 10692 days ago · 40 km deep · 53 km away
12. 4.08 km SW of Gateway, AlaskaFri, Jun 27, 2:01 AM AKDT · 10692 days ago · 38 km deep · 30 km away
13. 1.58 km SSW of Whittier, AlaskaThu, Jun 26, 2:12 PM AKDT · 10692 days ago · 31 km deep · 67 km away
14. 2.58 km SSE of Susitna North, AlaskaThu, Jun 26, 11:25 AM AKDT · 10693 days ago · 49 km deep · 97 km away
15. 3.46 km SW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, AlaskaWed, Jun 25, 8:16 PM AKDT · 10693 days ago · 40 km deep · 23 km away
16. 1.910 km NW of Susitna, AlaskaWed, Jun 25, 2:59 AM AKDT · 10694 days ago · 47 km deep · 84 km away
17. 2.05 km WNW of Chickaloon, AlaskaMon, Jun 23, 3:45 PM AKDT · 10695 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
18. 3.95 km NW of Chickaloon, AlaskaMon, Jun 23, 3:19 PM AKDT · 10695 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
19. 2.319 km SSW of Anchorage, AlaskaMon, Jun 23, 12:52 PM AKDT · 10695 days ago · 42 km deep · 43 km away
20. 1.55 km ESE of Willow, AlaskaMon, Jun 23, 9:27 AM AKDT · 10696 days ago · 43 km deep · 64 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak9978gl6onn. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:45 AM UTC.