M1.9 earthquake 6 km NE of Kenai, Alaska

Magnitude

1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Sat, Apr 26, 1997, 6:09 PM AKDT

UTC

1997-04-27 02:09:02 UTC

Depth

49.6 km (30.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

60.588° N, 151.167° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

43

• Kenai, AlaskaPopulation 7,661. Forecast6 kmNE
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast98 kmSW

After

1. 1.711 km ESE of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, Apr 27, 10:03 AM AKDT · 10753 days ago · 44 km deep · 66 km away
2. 3.163 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, Apr 27, 3:35 PM AKDT · 10752 days ago · 111 km deep · 92 km away
3. 2.210 km E of Happy Valley, AlaskaSun, Apr 27, 3:58 PM AKDT · 10752 days ago · 67 km deep · 73 km away
4. 1.613 km NNE of Sterling, AlaskaMon, Apr 28, 1:44 AM AKDT · 10752 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
5. 2.320 km W of Nikiski, AlaskaMon, Apr 28, 5:18 PM AKDT · 10751 days ago · 77 km deep · 31 km away
6. 1.811 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaMon, Apr 28, 6:15 PM AKDT · 10751 days ago · 63 km deep · 44 km away
7. 2.357 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Apr 29, 12:37 AM AKDT · 10751 days ago · 102 km deep · 77 km away
8. 2.019 km WNW of Kalifornsky, AlaskaTue, Apr 29, 8:13 AM AKDT · 10751 days ago · 65 km deep · 28 km away
9. 1.639 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaWed, Apr 30, 2:31 AM AKDT · 10750 days ago · 79 km deep · 91 km away
10. 1.817 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaWed, Apr 30, 5:03 AM AKDT · 10750 days ago · 66 km deep · 26 km away
11. 2.83 km E of Fox River, AlaskaWed, Apr 30, 5:58 PM AKDT · 10749 days ago · 53 km deep · 82 km away
12. 1.55 km SW of Kasilof, AlaskaWed, Apr 30, 6:54 PM AKDT · 10749 days ago · 50 km deep · 33 km away
13. 1.812 km E of Happy Valley, AlaskaWed, Apr 30, 8:23 PM AKDT · 10749 days ago · 47 km deep · 73 km away
14. 2.140 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, May 1, 2:01 AM AKDT · 10749 days ago · 93 km deep · 78 km away
15. 1.713 km ESE of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, May 1, 8:35 AM AKDT · 10749 days ago · 44 km deep · 52 km away
16. 3.059 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, May 1, 6:17 PM AKDT · 10748 days ago · 106 km deep · 72 km away
17. 2.32 km W of Cohoe, AlaskaThu, May 1, 7:05 PM AKDT · 10748 days ago · 47 km deep · 27 km away
18. 1.623 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaThu, May 1, 9:31 PM AKDT · 10748 days ago · 61 km deep · 83 km away
19. 3.421 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaFri, May 2, 6:34 AM AKDT · 10748 days ago · 78 km deep · 87 km away
20. 1.615 km NE of Nikiski, AlaskaSat, May 3, 1:34 AM AKDT · 10747 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
21. 2.425 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaSat, May 3, 1:44 AM AKDT · 10747 days ago · 81 km deep · 34 km away
22. 2.48 km W of Moose Pass, AlaskaSat, May 3, 10:40 PM AKDT · 10746 days ago · 32 km deep · 91 km away
23. 2.6Southern AlaskaSun, May 4, 2:16 AM AKDT · 10746 days ago · 81 km deep · 56 km away
24. 1.57 km E of Nikiski, AlaskaSun, May 4, 8:19 AM AKDT · 10746 days ago · 50 km deep · 11 km away
25. 1.96 km ESE of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, May 4, 9:44 PM AKDT · 10745 days ago · 53 km deep · 51 km away
26. 2.28 km WNW of Point Possession, AlaskaMon, May 5, 6:39 AM AKDT · 10745 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
27. 2.320 km W of Cohoe, AlaskaMon, May 5, 2:51 PM AKDT · 10744 days ago · 68 km deep · 36 km away
28. 1.815 km E of Clam Gulch, AlaskaMon, May 5, 4:01 PM AKDT · 10744 days ago · 56 km deep · 41 km away
29. 1.617 km SSE of Anchorage, AlaskaMon, May 5, 6:18 PM AKDT · 10744 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
30. 2.042 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, May 6, 2:23 AM AKDT · 10744 days ago · 85 km deep · 84 km away
31. 2.249 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, May 6, 11:50 AM AKDT · 10744 days ago · 101 km deep · 73 km away
32. 2.074 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaWed, May 7, 10:33 AM AKDT · 10743 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
33. 1.843 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, May 8, 12:40 PM AKDT · 10742 days ago · 94 km deep · 73 km away
34. 2.183 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaThu, May 8, 5:52 PM AKDT · 10741 days ago · 140 km deep · 94 km away
35. 2.667 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, May 9, 4:16 AM AKDT · 10741 days ago · 123 km deep · 86 km away
36. 1.725 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaFri, May 9, 5:28 AM AKDT · 10741 days ago · 87 km deep · 92 km away
37. 2.252 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaFri, May 9, 1:23 PM AKDT · 10741 days ago · 104 km deep · 98 km away
38. 1.8Southern AlaskaFri, May 9, 11:01 PM AKDT · 10740 days ago · 114 km deep · 78 km away
39. 2.068 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaFri, May 9, 11:27 PM AKDT · 10740 days ago · 111 km deep · 80 km away
40. 1.722 km SSW of Susitna, AlaskaSat, May 10, 5:13 AM AKDT · 10740 days ago · 48 km deep · 90 km away
41. 2.820 km S of Susitna, AlaskaSat, May 10, 2:09 PM AKDT · 10740 days ago · 50 km deep · 92 km away
42. 2.250 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, May 12, 10:43 AM AKDT · 10738 days ago · 97 km deep · 76 km away
43. 1.541 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, May 12, 12:47 PM AKDT · 10738 days ago · 81 km deep · 70 km away
44. 1.87 km E of Nikolaevsk, AlaskaMon, May 12, 3:05 PM AKDT · 10737 days ago · 42 km deep · 89 km away
45. 2.141 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaTue, May 13, 7:15 AM AKDT · 10737 days ago · 82 km deep · 49 km away
46. 4.715 km NNW of Point Possession, AlaskaTue, May 13, 3:11 PM AKDT · 10736 days ago · 59 km deep · 56 km away
47. 2.037 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaTue, May 13, 7:24 PM AKDT · 10736 days ago · 65 km deep · 95 km away
48. 1.633 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaWed, May 14, 2:05 AM AKDT · 10736 days ago · 71 km deep · 90 km away
49. 1.95 km SSE of Clam Gulch, AlaskaWed, May 14, 4:27 AM AKDT · 10736 days ago · 57 km deep · 46 km away
50. 1.522 km SSE of Point Possession, AlaskaWed, May 14, 6:56 AM AKDT · 10736 days ago · 42 km deep · 41 km away
51. 2.176 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaWed, May 14, 11:56 AM AKDT · 10736 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
52. 1.723 km NE of Point Possession, AlaskaWed, May 14, 8:00 PM AKDT · 10735 days ago · 40 km deep · 69 km away
53. 1.522 km W of Hope, AlaskaThu, May 15, 2:17 AM AKDT · 10735 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
54. 2.222 km SW of Tyonek, AKThu, May 15, 9:33 PM AKDT · 10734 days ago · 61 km deep · 43 km away
55. 2.014 km NW of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, May 16, 8:49 AM AKDT · 10734 days ago · 62 km deep · 62 km away
56. 1.832 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, May 16, 4:05 PM AKDT · 10733 days ago · 75 km deep · 69 km away
57. 1.87 km SE of Happy Valley, AlaskaSat, May 17, 10:48 AM AKDT · 10733 days ago · 47 km deep · 80 km away
58. 2.025 km SSW of Anchorage, AlaskaSat, May 17, 4:09 PM AKDT · 10732 days ago · 36 km deep · 73 km away
59. 2.34 km NNW of Nikolaevsk, AlaskaSat, May 17, 4:31 PM AKDT · 10732 days ago · 46 km deep · 87 km away
60. 1.720 km NNE of Point Possession, AlaskaSat, May 17, 8:58 PM AKDT · 10732 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 171.

Before

1. 2.537 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaSat, Apr 26, 12:56 PM AKDT · 10754 days ago · 81 km deep · 92 km away
2. 2.171 km WNW of Salamatof, AlaskaSat, Apr 26, 2:32 AM AKDT · 10754 days ago · 130 km deep · 80 km away
3. 2.349 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, Apr 25, 4:10 PM AKDT · 10754 days ago · 90 km deep · 86 km away
4. 2.358 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Apr 25, 7:37 AM AKDT · 10755 days ago · 110 km deep · 83 km away
5. 3.343 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaFri, Apr 25, 7:01 AM AKDT · 10755 days ago · 86 km deep · 94 km away
6. 2.011 km ESE of Kasilof, AlaskaFri, Apr 25, 2:49 AM AKDT · 10755 days ago · 58 km deep · 33 km away
7. 1.730 km S of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Apr 24, 1:17 PM AKDT · 10756 days ago · 40 km deep · 83 km away
8. 2.017 km S of Susitna, AlaskaWed, Apr 23, 6:08 PM AKDT · 10756 days ago · 61 km deep · 97 km away
9. 1.950 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Apr 23, 5:29 PM AKDT · 10756 days ago · 108 km deep · 84 km away
10. 3.817 km WSW of Salamatof, AlaskaTue, Apr 22, 5:43 PM AKDT · 10757 days ago · 72 km deep · 25 km away
11. 3.515 km NNE of Sterling, AlaskaMon, Apr 21, 7:11 AM AKDT · 10759 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
12. 2.955 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, Apr 20, 6:50 PM AKDT · 10759 days ago · 119 km deep · 82 km away
13. 2.010 km ESE of Beluga, AlaskaSun, Apr 20, 6:18 PM AKDT · 10759 days ago · 46 km deep · 61 km away
14. 2.515 km WSW of Point Possession, AlaskaSun, Apr 20, 5:09 PM AKDT · 10759 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
15. 1.741 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, Apr 20, 8:15 AM AKDT · 10760 days ago · 84 km deep · 72 km away
16. 2.345 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaSun, Apr 20, 7:38 AM AKDT · 10760 days ago · 96 km deep · 97 km away
17. 1.718 km S of Funny River, AlaskaSun, Apr 20, 1:52 AM AKDT · 10760 days ago · 41 km deep · 36 km away
18. 2.36 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Apr 19, 4:52 AM AKDT · 10761 days ago · 72 km deep · 63 km away
19. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, AlaskaSat, Apr 19, 2:49 AM AKDT · 10761 days ago · 41 km deep · 19 km away
20. 1.720 km S of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Apr 18, 8:45 PM AKDT · 10761 days ago · 41 km deep · 94 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak9975dj4en9. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:52 AM UTC.