Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 28 km WNW of Ester, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 28 km WNW of Ester, Alaska on Mon, Apr 14, 1997, 11:08 PM AKDT (07:08 UTC), -3 km (-2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 32 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1997-04-15 07:08:17 UTC
Depth
-3.0 km (-1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.916° N, 148.594° 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
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.936 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 10765 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.022 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10764 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.43 km SSE of Fox, Alaska · 10761 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.548 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 10756 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.919 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10750 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.534 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10749 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.836 km SSW of North Pole, Alaska · 10748 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.435 km NE of Livengood, Alaska · 10746 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.038 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 10746 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.84 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 10738 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.813 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10736 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.734 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 10732 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.6Central Alaska · 10732 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.69 km E of Rampart, Alaska · 10730 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.628 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 10726 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.430 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 10725 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.59 km NE of North Pole, Alaska · 10721 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.219 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 10720 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.834 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 10716 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.233 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10715 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 3.232 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10715 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 1.62 km NNE of North Pole, Alaska · 10715 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 2.19 km NW of Two Rivers, Alaska · 10715 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.730 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10711 days ago · -3 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 2.132 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10711 days ago · -3 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 2.09 km WNW of Minto, Alaska · 10710 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.821 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10706 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 2.037 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 10705 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 1.833 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10766 days ago · -3 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.216 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10769 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.235 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 10770 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.527 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10772 days ago · 22 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.822 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 10774 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.039 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10775 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.531 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10776 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.728 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10776 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.712 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10780 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.111 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 10781 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.524 km NE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 10786 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.038 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 10791 days ago · -3 km deep · 24 km away

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