Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 39 km E of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 39 km E of Minto, Alaska on Fri, Apr 4, 1997, 7:13 PM AKST (04:13 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 32 km NW of Four Mile Road, 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
1997-04-05 04:13:32 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.160° N, 148.500° 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
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.822 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 10774 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.527 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10772 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.235 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 10770 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.216 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10768 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.833 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10766 days ago · -3 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.828 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 10765 days ago · -3 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.936 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 10765 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.022 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10763 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.43 km SSE of Fox, Alaska · 10761 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.919 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10750 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.534 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10749 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.836 km SSW of North Pole, Alaska · 10748 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.435 km NE of Livengood, Alaska · 10746 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.038 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 10746 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.84 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 10738 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.813 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10736 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.734 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 10732 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.6Central Alaska · 10732 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.69 km E of Rampart, Alaska · 10730 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.628 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 10726 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 2.430 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 10725 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 2.59 km NE of North Pole, Alaska · 10721 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 2.219 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 10720 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.834 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 10716 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.233 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10715 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 3.232 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10715 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 1.531 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10776 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.728 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10776 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.712 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10779 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.111 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 10780 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.524 km NE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 10786 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.038 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 10791 days ago · -3 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.832 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 10799 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.032 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 10799 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away

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