Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 22 km N of Glacier View, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 22 km N of Glacier View, Alaska on Mon, Aug 25, 1997, 10:58 AM AKDT (18:58 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 36 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1997-08-25 18:58:37 UTC
Depth
33.6 km (20.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.011° N, 147.583° 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
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 67 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.638 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10632 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.846 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10631 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.27 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 10629 days ago · 36 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.83 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 10628 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.912 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10627 days ago · 36 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.523 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10626 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.930 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10625 days ago · 31 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.543 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10623 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.140 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 10620 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.651 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10619 days ago · 36 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.036 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10619 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.949 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10619 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.644 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 10617 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.859 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10617 days ago · 31 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.624 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10616 days ago · 37 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.948 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 10616 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 3.636 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10616 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.044 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10615 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.635 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10613 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.95 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10613 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.745 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10612 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10612 days ago · 29 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 2.037 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10612 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.632 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10610 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 1.59 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10608 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 1.939 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10608 days ago · 51 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 2.241 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10605 days ago · 44 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 2.928 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10605 days ago · 52 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 2.038 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10604 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 1.542 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10604 days ago · 32 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 1.846 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10604 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.456 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10600 days ago · 40 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 1.728 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10599 days ago · 39 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 1.546 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10599 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 1.641 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10596 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.733 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10596 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.636 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10595 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 1.81 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10592 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 1.721 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10591 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 1.733 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10591 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.544 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10591 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 1.657 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10589 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 1.947 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 10589 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 1.836 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10587 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.726 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 10587 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 2.039 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10586 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.623 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10585 days ago · 31 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 1.820 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10585 days ago · 34 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 1.725 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10585 days ago · 41 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 2.035 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10584 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 1.7Southern Alaska · 10584 days ago · 31 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 2.56 km NNE of Buffalo Soapstone, Alaska · 10582 days ago · 31 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 2.545 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 10582 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 2.465 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10581 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 1.973 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10579 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 2.214 km ENE of Knik River, Alaska · 10579 days ago · 36 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 1.530 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10579 days ago · 32 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 1.8Southern Alaska · 10578 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 1.722 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10577 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 2.328 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10577 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 67.

Before

  1. 2.248 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10636 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.154 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10636 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.731 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10636 days ago · 34 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.323 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10637 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.9Southern Alaska · 10639 days ago · 40 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.340 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 10639 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.647 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 10639 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.633 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10640 days ago · 43 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.949 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 10640 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.243 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10643 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.534 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10644 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.743 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10645 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.749 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10648 days ago · 32 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 3.852 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 10648 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.841 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10649 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.18 km ESE of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10649 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.532 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10650 days ago · 51 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.781 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10650 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.125 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10650 days ago · 37 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.610 km W of Nelchina, Alaska · 10651 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away

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