Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska on Thu, Feb 27, 1997, 1:04 PM AKST (22:04 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 7 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1997-02-27 22:04:27 UTC
Depth
38.1 km (23.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.760° N, 149.365° 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
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 155 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.845 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10811 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.732 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 10811 days ago · 53 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.740 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 10811 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.716 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 10810 days ago · 37 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.922 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 10810 days ago · 34 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 3.710 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 10809 days ago · 39 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.920 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10809 days ago · 74 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 3.134 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 10809 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.228 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10809 days ago · 61 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.618 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 10808 days ago · 49 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.833 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10808 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.618 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10807 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.233 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 10806 days ago · 52 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.15 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10805 days ago · 44 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.459 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10805 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.04 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 10805 days ago · 48 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.072 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10805 days ago · 51 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.523 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10805 days ago · 43 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.811 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 10804 days ago · 28 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.521 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10804 days ago · 65 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.417 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 10804 days ago · 36 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 3.019 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 10803 days ago · 60 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.949 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10803 days ago · 42 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 1.920 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10803 days ago · 55 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.812 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 10802 days ago · 42 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.623 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10801 days ago · 47 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 2.07 km N of Willow, Alaska · 10800 days ago · 42 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 1.57 km W of Knik, Alaska · 10800 days ago · 40 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 1.932 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10800 days ago · 68 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.83 km S of Houston, Alaska · 10799 days ago · 32 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 1.628 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10799 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.927 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10799 days ago · 31 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 2.519 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 10798 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 2.010 km N of Houston, Alaska · 10798 days ago · 34 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 1.827 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10798 days ago · 66 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 1.536 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10797 days ago · 38 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 1.56 km ESE of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 10797 days ago · 36 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 2.521 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10796 days ago · 47 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 2.119 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 10796 days ago · 49 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 1.714 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10796 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 2.930 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 10795 days ago · 53 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 1.920 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 10795 days ago · 46 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 1.833 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 10794 days ago · 76 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 1.816 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10794 days ago · 30 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 2.635 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10793 days ago · 57 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 1.939 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10793 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 2.914 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 10793 days ago · 63 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 2.410 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 10793 days ago · 38 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 1.84 km SW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 10793 days ago · 40 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 3.020 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 10790 days ago · 57 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 1.619 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10790 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 1.72 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 10790 days ago · 43 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 1.846 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10790 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 2.323 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 10790 days ago · 50 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 1.620 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 10789 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 1.631 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10789 days ago · 39 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 3.233 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 10788 days ago · 52 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 1.626 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 10788 days ago · 50 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 2.625 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10787 days ago · 34 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 2.21 km NW of Sunrise, Alaska · 10787 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 155.

Before

  1. 1.718 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 10812 days ago · 38 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.732 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 10812 days ago · 51 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.6Central Alaska · 10813 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.624 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 10813 days ago · 32 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.922 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10813 days ago · 40 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 3.240 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10813 days ago · 57 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.79 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 10813 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.18 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 10813 days ago · 39 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.912 km E of Willow, Alaska · 10813 days ago · 39 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.85 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 10814 days ago · 42 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.67 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 10815 days ago · 42 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.615 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10815 days ago · 38 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.113 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 10816 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.015 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10817 days ago · 53 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.918 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10817 days ago · 44 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.99 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10817 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.631 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10818 days ago · 69 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.921 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 10818 days ago · 51 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.614 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10819 days ago · 51 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.467 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10819 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away

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