Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km WNW of Hope, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km WNW of Hope, Alaska on Thu, Apr 3, 1997, 3:23 PM AKST (00:23 UTC), 33 km (21 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1997-04-04 00:23:35 UTC
Depth
33.2 km (20.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.942° N, 149.739° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 122 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.917 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 10776 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.814 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 10774 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.622 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 10773 days ago · 41 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.516 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 10773 days ago · 66 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.210 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 10773 days ago · 34 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.015 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 10772 days ago · 51 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.627 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 10772 days ago · 42 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.931 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 10771 days ago · 34 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.916 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10770 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.616 km NNW of Hope, Alaska · 10769 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.923 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 10768 days ago · 47 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.68 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10768 days ago · 37 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.718 km NNW of Girdwood, Alaska · 10767 days ago · 40 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 3.019 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 10767 days ago · 47 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.912 km S of Hope, Alaska · 10767 days ago · 36 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.628 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 10767 days ago · 46 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.81 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 10766 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.217 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 10766 days ago · 51 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.97 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 10766 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.919 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10766 days ago · 41 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.926 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10766 days ago · 38 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 2.419 km W of Willow, Alaska · 10765 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.68 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10764 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.612 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 10763 days ago · 48 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 1.718 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 10763 days ago · 64 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.819 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 10762 days ago · 67 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 4.06 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 10762 days ago · 60 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 1.822 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10762 days ago · 40 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.720 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 10761 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 1.917 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 10761 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 10761 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.718 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 10760 days ago · 41 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 2.515 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 10759 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 2.010 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 10759 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 1.54 km ESE of Houston, Alaska · 10759 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 3.515 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 10759 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 4.17 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 10758 days ago · 48 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 2.31 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 10758 days ago · 42 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 2.017 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 10756 days ago · 61 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.730 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 10755 days ago · 40 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 1.814 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 10755 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 2.627 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 10754 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.96 km NE of Kenai, Alaska · 10753 days ago · 50 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 2.221 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 10752 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.613 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 10752 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 2.824 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 10752 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 1.713 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 10749 days ago · 44 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 1.623 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 10748 days ago · 61 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 1.615 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 10747 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 1.67 km S of Willow, Alaska · 10747 days ago · 38 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 2.212 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 10747 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 2.48 km W of Moose Pass, Alaska · 10746 days ago · 32 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 2.810 km ENE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 10746 days ago · 28 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 1.57 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 10746 days ago · 50 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 1.96 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 10745 days ago · 53 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 2.28 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 10745 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 2.16 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 10745 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 1.713 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 10744 days ago · 42 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 5.38 km NW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 10744 days ago · 31 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 2.08 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 10744 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 122.

Before

  1. 1.814 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 10776 days ago · 53 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.827 km WNW of Hope, Alaska · 10777 days ago · 39 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.020 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 10777 days ago · 34 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.93 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10777 days ago · 46 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.6Southern Alaska · 10777 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.621 km W of Willow, Alaska · 10777 days ago · 53 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.223 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 10778 days ago · 71 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.04 km SSW of Soldotna, Alaska · 10779 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.118 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 10779 days ago · 55 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.62 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10782 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.43 km ESE of Sunrise, Alaska · 10782 days ago · 37 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.016 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 10782 days ago · 59 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.24 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 10782 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.725 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 10782 days ago · 36 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.926 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 10782 days ago · 42 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.951 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 10782 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.725 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 10783 days ago · 37 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.89 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 10783 days ago · 52 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 3.09 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 10783 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.821 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 10784 days ago · 63 km deep · 86 km away

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