Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 16 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 16 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska on Thu, Apr 10, 1997, 7:25 AM AKDT (15:25 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 8 km NW of Knik-Fairview, 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
1997-04-10 15:25:56 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.833° N, 149.495° 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: 149 in the 60 days after this one and 73 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.746 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10769 days ago · 45 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.616 km NNW of Hope, Alaska · 10769 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.529 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10769 days ago · 52 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.923 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 10768 days ago · 47 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.68 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10768 days ago · 37 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.75 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10768 days ago · 53 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.718 km NNW of Girdwood, Alaska · 10767 days ago · 40 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.832 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10767 days ago · 62 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.836 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10766 days ago · 65 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.81 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 10766 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.217 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 10766 days ago · 51 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.97 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 10766 days ago · 42 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.414 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10766 days ago · 74 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.919 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10766 days ago · 41 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.031 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10766 days ago · 47 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.926 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10766 days ago · 38 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.834 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10765 days ago · 71 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.419 km W of Willow, Alaska · 10765 days ago · 43 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.938 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10765 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.043 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10765 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.08 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10764 days ago · 47 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 1.822 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 10764 days ago · 43 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 1.827 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10764 days ago · 68 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 1.68 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10764 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 1.815 km ESE of Chase, Alaska · 10764 days ago · 58 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.612 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 10763 days ago · 48 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 4.06 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 10762 days ago · 60 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.822 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10762 days ago · 40 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 2.256 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10762 days ago · 55 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 2.415 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 10762 days ago · 76 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 2.16 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 10762 days ago · 80 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.720 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 10761 days ago · 41 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 2.519 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10761 days ago · 54 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 1.917 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 10761 days ago · 39 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 2.029 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10760 days ago · 72 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 1.727 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 10759 days ago · 44 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 1.54 km ESE of Houston, Alaska · 10759 days ago · 36 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 3.08 km WNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10759 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 4.17 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 10758 days ago · 48 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 2.31 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 10758 days ago · 42 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 2.524 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 10757 days ago · -3 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 2.213 km SE of Petersville, Alaska · 10756 days ago · 68 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 1.929 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10756 days ago · 58 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 2.017 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 10756 days ago · 61 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 1.820 km N of Willow, Alaska · 10756 days ago · 32 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 1.730 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 10755 days ago · 40 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 2.332 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 10755 days ago · 83 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 2.354 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10755 days ago · 56 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 1.814 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 10754 days ago · 41 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 2.19 km W of Glacier View, Alaska · 10754 days ago · 34 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 1.819 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10754 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 2.627 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 10754 days ago · 65 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 1.933 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10753 days ago · 57 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 2.221 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 10752 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 2.2Southern Alaska · 10752 days ago · 63 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 1.634 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10751 days ago · 66 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 1.523 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 10749 days ago · 38 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 1.722 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10749 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 1.816 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 10748 days ago · 38 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 1.67 km S of Willow, Alaska · 10747 days ago · 38 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of 149.

Before

  1. 3.927 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10770 days ago · 56 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.521 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 10771 days ago · 60 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.625 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 10771 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.627 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 10772 days ago · 42 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.325 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10772 days ago · 32 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.824 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 10772 days ago · 40 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.715 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10773 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.924 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10773 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.724 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10774 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.928 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10774 days ago · 65 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.920 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10774 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.420 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10774 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 3.817 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10774 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.814 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 10774 days ago · 41 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.024 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10775 days ago · 74 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.540 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10775 days ago · 62 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.66 km WNW of Hope, Alaska · 10776 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.814 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 10776 days ago · 53 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.827 km WNW of Hope, Alaska · 10777 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.616 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10777 days ago · 45 km deep · 35 km away

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