Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 16 km S of McKinley Park, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 16 km S of McKinley Park, Alaska on Fri, Apr 18, 1997, 10:45 PM AKDT (06:45 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 58 km NNE of Chase, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1997-04-19 06:45:04 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.586° N, 148.893° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.541 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10760 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.057 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10759 days ago · 63 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.167 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10759 days ago · 132 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.434 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 10758 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.548 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 10756 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.374 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10754 days ago · 111 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.846 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10754 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.144 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10750 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.649 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 10748 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.2Central Alaska · 10748 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.342 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10747 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.146 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10745 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.242 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10745 days ago · 98 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.824 km E of Healy, Alaska · 10745 days ago · 110 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 3.142 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10745 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.942 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10745 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.242 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10744 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.949 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10743 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.036 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10743 days ago · 91 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.743 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10742 days ago · 97 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 2.769 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10742 days ago · 125 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 3.858 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10741 days ago · 84 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.929 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10741 days ago · 85 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 3.012 km E of Healy, Alaska · 10740 days ago · 115 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 2.368 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10739 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 2.244 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10739 days ago · 67 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.653 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10738 days ago · 72 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 2.575 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10736 days ago · 114 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.5Central Alaska · 10736 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 3.439 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 10736 days ago · 77 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 1.860 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10736 days ago · 90 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.99 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 10735 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 1.974 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10729 days ago · 64 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 2.15 km N of Healy, Alaska · 10729 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 2.531 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 10728 days ago · 124 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 3.075 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 10727 days ago · 60 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.539 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10726 days ago · 86 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 2.168 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10724 days ago · 130 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 2.845 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 10721 days ago · 136 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 3.147 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10718 days ago · 81 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 2.011 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 10718 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 1.812 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 10716 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 1.834 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 10715 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 2.40 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10715 days ago · 88 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 2.531 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 10715 days ago · 110 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 2.435 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 10714 days ago · 138 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 1.949 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 10709 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 2.00 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10707 days ago · 95 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 1.572 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10705 days ago · 61 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.8Central Alaska · 10702 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.546 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10702 days ago · 74 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 2.318 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 10701 days ago · 116 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 2.164 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10766 days ago · 63 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.161 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10766 days ago · 93 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.544 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10766 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.248 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10766 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.843 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10770 days ago · 91 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.036 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10771 days ago · 101 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.545 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10772 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.763 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10772 days ago · 61 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.750 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10773 days ago · 70 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.457 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10774 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 3.965 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10774 days ago · 132 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.99 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 10777 days ago · 110 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.555 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10778 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.858 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10779 days ago · 73 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.154 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10779 days ago · 80 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.066 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10780 days ago · 105 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.660 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 10781 days ago · 65 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.586 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 10782 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.849 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10782 days ago · 73 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.864 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10783 days ago · 67 km deep · 81 km away

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