Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 22 km WSW of Lowell Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 22 km WSW of Lowell Point, Alaska on Sun, Jun 1, 1997, 7:54 AM AKDT (15:54 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 5 km NNW of Fox River, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1997-06-01 15:54:19 UTC
Depth
13.5 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.989° N, 149.810° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 10717 days ago · 36 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.113 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 10713 days ago · 50 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.08 km ENE of Soldotna, Alaska · 10713 days ago · 37 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.83 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 10711 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.74 km WSW of Funny River, Alaska · 10710 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.613 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10709 days ago · 54 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.517 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 10703 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.922 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 10701 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.68 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 10700 days ago · 40 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.79 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10697 days ago · 61 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.817 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 10696 days ago · -2 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.422 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 10694 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.418 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 10694 days ago · 41 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.848 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 10694 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.18 km E of Sterling, Alaska · 10693 days ago · 41 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.58 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 10693 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.539 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 10692 days ago · 51 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.35 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10689 days ago · 61 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.511 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 10689 days ago · 41 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 3.75 km NNW of Fox River, Alaska · 10686 days ago · 45 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 1.515 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 10686 days ago · 48 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 2.023 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 10685 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.430 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 10685 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 1.525 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 10683 days ago · 39 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.3Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 10678 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 2.014 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 10677 days ago · 38 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 1.913 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 10676 days ago · 62 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 1.96 km SW of Funny River, Alaska · 10675 days ago · 39 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.517 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 10674 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.34 km NE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 10673 days ago · 41 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.87 km E of Soldotna, Alaska · 10673 days ago · 52 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 2.46 km SSW of Soldotna, Alaska · 10673 days ago · 44 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 2.315 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 10672 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.645 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 10671 days ago · 30 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 1.510 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 10671 days ago · 43 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 1.610 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 10666 days ago · 54 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 2.39 km SSE of Fox River, Alaska · 10663 days ago · 38 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 2.319 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 10659 days ago · 58 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 1.515 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 10718 days ago · 38 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.014 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 10719 days ago · 39 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.014 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10721 days ago · 39 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.933 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 10722 days ago · 51 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.223 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 10724 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.035 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 10724 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.042 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 10727 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.013 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10727 days ago · 72 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.816 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 10731 days ago · 52 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.910 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 10731 days ago · 48 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.59 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 10731 days ago · 49 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.522 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 10736 days ago · 42 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.95 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 10736 days ago · 57 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.87 km E of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 10738 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.815 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 10745 days ago · 56 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.810 km ENE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 10746 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.48 km W of Moose Pass, Alaska · 10746 days ago · 32 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.314 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 10748 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away

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