Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 7 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 7 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska on Fri, Aug 29, 1997, 12:56 AM AKDT (08:56 UTC), 36 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 52 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1997-08-29 08:56:42 UTC
Depth
36.4 km (22.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.742° N, 147.596° 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
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 87 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.736 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10628 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.83 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 10628 days ago · 38 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.912 km N of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10628 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.912 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10627 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.523 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10626 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.930 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10625 days ago · 31 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.543 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10623 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.98 km S of Gateway, Alaska · 10622 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.643 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10620 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.140 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 10620 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.651 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10619 days ago · 36 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.949 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10619 days ago · 40 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.810 km SSW of Knik River, Alaska · 10619 days ago · 31 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.79 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 10619 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.532 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10617 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.644 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 10617 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.859 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10617 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.624 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10616 days ago · 37 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.948 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 10616 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 3.636 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10616 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 2.044 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10615 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.635 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10613 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.95 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10613 days ago · 43 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.745 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10612 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 1.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10612 days ago · 29 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 2.037 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10612 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 3.852 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10611 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 1.632 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10610 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 1.59 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10608 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.939 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10608 days ago · 51 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 2.114 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10606 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.241 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10605 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.038 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10604 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.542 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10604 days ago · 32 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 1.846 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10604 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 2.456 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10600 days ago · 40 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 1.728 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10599 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.546 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10599 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 2.459 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10599 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 1.7Southern Alaska · 10598 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.641 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10596 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.733 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10596 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 1.636 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10595 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 1.648 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10595 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.81 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10592 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 1.721 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10591 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 1.733 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10591 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 1.544 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10591 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 2.018 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10589 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.947 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 10589 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 1.836 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10587 days ago · 30 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 2.438 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10587 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 1.726 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 10587 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 2.039 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10586 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 1.932 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10586 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 1.820 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10585 days ago · 34 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 1.725 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10585 days ago · 41 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 1.522 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10585 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 2.035 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10584 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 1.7Southern Alaska · 10584 days ago · 31 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 87.

Before

  1. 1.846 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10631 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.638 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10632 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.613 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10632 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.938 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 10633 days ago · 34 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.122 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 10633 days ago · 34 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.727 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10635 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.248 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10636 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.154 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10636 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.731 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10636 days ago · 34 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 3.117 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 10637 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.323 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10637 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.9Southern Alaska · 10639 days ago · 40 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.340 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 10639 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.647 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 10639 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.633 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10640 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.949 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 10640 days ago · 29 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.243 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10643 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.817 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10643 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.534 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10644 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.743 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10645 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away

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