Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 33 km NE of Fox River, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 33 km NE of Fox River, Alaska on Tue, May 27, 1997, 9:38 PM AKDT (05:38 UTC), 51 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 11 km SW of Halibut Cove, 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
1997-05-28 05:38:13 UTC
Depth
50.6 km (31.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.105° N, 150.619° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 102 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.825 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10722 days ago · 73 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.116 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10722 days ago · 72 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.014 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10721 days ago · 39 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.910 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 10720 days ago · 59 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.019 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10719 days ago · 76 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.014 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 10719 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.95 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 10719 days ago · 51 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.911 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 10719 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.515 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 10718 days ago · 38 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.522 km WSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 10718 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.525 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10718 days ago · 67 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.316 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10717 days ago · 71 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.74 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10717 days ago · 53 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.68 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 10717 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.917 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10716 days ago · 64 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.135 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10714 days ago · 80 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.2Southern Alaska · 10714 days ago · 70 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.820 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 10713 days ago · 71 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.113 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 10713 days ago · 50 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.626 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10713 days ago · 62 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.08 km ENE of Soldotna, Alaska · 10713 days ago · 37 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 2.91 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 10713 days ago · 56 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 1.915 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10712 days ago · 73 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.321 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10711 days ago · 83 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.83 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 10711 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.74 km WSW of Funny River, Alaska · 10710 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 1.613 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10709 days ago · 54 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 2.146 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10708 days ago · 84 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 10707 days ago · 71 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 1.829 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 10706 days ago · 79 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.67 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 10705 days ago · 53 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 2.045 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 10705 days ago · 72 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 2.516 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10704 days ago · 61 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.517 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 10703 days ago · 44 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 2.19 km SW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10702 days ago · 54 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.833 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 10702 days ago · 95 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 1.844 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 10702 days ago · 80 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.715 km WSW of Kenai, Alaska · 10702 days ago · 56 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 1.918 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 10701 days ago · 78 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 1.93 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 10701 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 1.922 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 10701 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 1.68 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 10700 days ago · 40 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 1.67 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 10699 days ago · 46 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 1.940 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10698 days ago · 78 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 1.79 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10697 days ago · 61 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 1.836 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10697 days ago · 74 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.715 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 10696 days ago · 48 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 2.39 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 10696 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 2.537 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10695 days ago · 90 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 2.422 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 10694 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 2.418 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 10694 days ago · 41 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 1.915 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10694 days ago · 56 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 2.848 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 10694 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 2.425 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 10693 days ago · 58 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 2.18 km E of Sterling, Alaska · 10693 days ago · 41 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 1.812 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 10692 days ago · 50 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 2.539 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 10692 days ago · 51 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 2.19 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10691 days ago · 79 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.721 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 10691 days ago · 72 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 2.35 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10689 days ago · 61 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 102.

Before

  1. 2.018 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10723 days ago · 82 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.76 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 10723 days ago · 56 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.223 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 10724 days ago · 41 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.035 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 10724 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.832 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 10724 days ago · 73 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.228 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10725 days ago · 66 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.920 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 10725 days ago · 75 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.437 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 10725 days ago · 88 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.013 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 10726 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.631 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10726 days ago · 68 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.737 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10726 days ago · 86 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.021 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 10726 days ago · 54 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.54 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 10726 days ago · 56 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.042 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 10727 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.721 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10727 days ago · 71 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.013 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10727 days ago · 72 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.3Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 10728 days ago · 49 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.338 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10728 days ago · 67 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.56 km NNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10729 days ago · 60 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.712 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 10730 days ago · 55 km deep · 98 km away

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