Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 32 km ESE of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 32 km ESE of Minto, Alaska on Tue, Mar 11, 1997, 5:56 PM AKST (02:56 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 24 km NE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1997-03-12 02:56:38 UTC
Depth
11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.023° N, 148.738° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.038 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 10791 days ago · -3 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.524 km NE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 10786 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.111 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 10780 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.712 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10779 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.728 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10776 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.531 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10776 days ago · 19 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.039 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10775 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.822 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 10774 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.527 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10772 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.235 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 10770 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.216 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10768 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.833 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10766 days ago · -3 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.828 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 10765 days ago · -3 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.936 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 10765 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.022 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10763 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.43 km SSE of Fox, Alaska · 10761 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.548 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 10756 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.919 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10750 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.534 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10749 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.836 km SSW of North Pole, Alaska · 10748 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.435 km NE of Livengood, Alaska · 10746 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 2.038 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 10746 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 2.032 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 10799 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.519 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 10801 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.621 km N of Two Rivers, Alaska · 10807 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.534 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 10811 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.834 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10816 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.526 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10820 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.933 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10821 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.616 km NW of Two Rivers, Alaska · 10824 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.113 km SSE of Stevens Village, Alaska · 10826 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.141 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10826 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.745 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 10828 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away

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