Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 57 km E of Healy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 57 km E of Healy, Alaska on Wed, Mar 5, 1997, 9:02 PM AKST (06:02 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 11 km W of Ferry, 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
1997-03-06 06:02:26 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.908° N, 147.801° 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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.511 km NE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10804 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.012 km NE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10804 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.012 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 10803 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.519 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 10801 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.024 km E of Healy, Alaska · 10799 days ago · 104 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.860 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 10794 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 3.611 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 10788 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.941 km SSW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 10785 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.586 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 10782 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.555 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10778 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.99 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 10777 days ago · 110 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.822 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 10774 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.016 km S of McKinley Park, Alaska · 10761 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.434 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 10758 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.548 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 10756 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.836 km SSW of North Pole, Alaska · 10748 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.649 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 10748 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.824 km E of Healy, Alaska · 10745 days ago · 110 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 2.142 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 10810 days ago · -3 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.341 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 10812 days ago · 110 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.110 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 10824 days ago · 118 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.013 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 10825 days ago · -3 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.745 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 10828 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.317 km NW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10830 days ago · 92 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.49 km ESE of Ferry, Alaska · 10832 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.439 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 10833 days ago · 118 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.455 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 10835 days ago · 72 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak9972zlin7e. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC.