Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 27 km SE of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 27 km SE of Minto, Alaska on Sat, Feb 8, 1997, 2:22 PM AKST (23:22 UTC), 22 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 33 km E of Minto, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1997-02-08 23:22:07 UTC
Depth
21.5 km (13.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.945° N, 149.014° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.745 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 10827 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.141 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10826 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.616 km NW of Two Rivers, Alaska · 10824 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.933 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10821 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.526 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10820 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.834 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10815 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.534 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 10810 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.621 km N of Two Rivers, Alaska · 10806 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.032 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 10799 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.832 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 10799 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.038 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 10790 days ago · -3 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.524 km NE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 10785 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.111 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 10780 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.712 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10779 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.728 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10776 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.531 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10776 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.039 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10774 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.822 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 10774 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.527 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10771 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 2.439 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 10832 days ago · 118 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.522 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10837 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.329 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 10840 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.028 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 10843 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.228 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 10843 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.114 km SW of Nenana, Alaska · 10843 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.63 km ENE of Badger, Alaska · 10847 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.515 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10859 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak9971svs8hr. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:49 PM UTC.