M1.5 earthquake 12 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Wed, Mar 12, 1997, 11:43 PM AKST

UTC

1997-03-13 08:43:19 UTC

Depth

64.1 km (39.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

60.776° N, 151.426° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

19

• Nikiski, AlaskaPopulation 4,493. Forecast12 kmNW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast96 kmWSW

After

1. 1.827 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Mar 13, 3:13 AM AKST · 10798 days ago · 66 km deep · 96 km away
2. 2.710 km NNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaThu, Mar 13, 8:20 AM AKST · 10798 days ago · 49 km deep · 52 km away
3. 1.68 km NE of Beluga, AlaskaThu, Mar 13, 1:21 PM AKST · 10798 days ago · 55 km deep · 52 km away
4. 2.45 km W of Cohoe, AlaskaFri, Mar 14, 2:41 AM AKST · 10797 days ago · 48 km deep · 46 km away
5. 1.631 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaFri, Mar 14, 5:16 AM AKST · 10797 days ago · 61 km deep · 91 km away
6. 2.139 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, Mar 14, 7:56 AM AKST · 10797 days ago · 70 km deep · 60 km away
7. 2.610 km SSE of Cooper Landing, AlaskaFri, Mar 14, 9:27 AM AKST · 10797 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
8. 2.119 km SSW of Susitna, AlaskaSat, Mar 15, 2:08 AM AKST · 10796 days ago · 49 km deep · 80 km away
9. 1.963 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Mar 15, 7:15 AM AKST · 10796 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
10. 1.738 km S of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Mar 15, 7:13 PM AKST · 10795 days ago · 73 km deep · 96 km away
11. 1.920 km SSE of Susitna, AlaskaSun, Mar 16, 7:25 AM AKST · 10795 days ago · 46 km deep · 85 km away
12. 2.44 km SW of Kenai, AlaskaMon, Mar 17, 10:29 AM AKST · 10794 days ago · 54 km deep · 28 km away
13. 2.338 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Mar 18, 1:57 PM AKST · 10793 days ago · 91 km deep · 66 km away
14. 2.47 km SE of Happy Valley, AlaskaWed, Mar 19, 4:25 PM AKST · 10791 days ago · 49 km deep · 98 km away
15. 3.020 km SW of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Mar 20, 11:34 AM AKST · 10791 days ago · 57 km deep · 78 km away
16. 1.852 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, Mar 20, 10:39 PM AKST · 10790 days ago · 122 km deep · 50 km away
17. 2.278 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Mar 21, 1:24 PM AKST · 10790 days ago · 145 km deep · 72 km away
18. 2.149 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaSat, Mar 22, 1:10 AM AKST · 10789 days ago · 93 km deep · 41 km away
19. 1.514 km N of Cooper Landing, AlaskaSat, Mar 22, 8:18 AM AKST · 10789 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
20. 3.135 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaSat, Mar 22, 9:36 AM AKST · 10789 days ago · 82 km deep · 47 km away
21. 1.715 km NNW of Point Possession, AlaskaSat, Mar 22, 2:15 PM AKST · 10789 days ago · 49 km deep · 47 km away
22. 1.516 km E of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Mar 22, 3:30 PM AKST · 10789 days ago · 43 km deep · 55 km away
23. 1.637 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Mar 22, 5:27 PM AKST · 10788 days ago · 65 km deep · 73 km away
24. 1.626 km SSW of Susitna, AlaskaSun, Mar 23, 2:12 AM AKST · 10788 days ago · 50 km deep · 73 km away
25. 2.127 km W of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, Mar 23, 5:44 PM AKST · 10787 days ago · 70 km deep · 88 km away
26. 1.714 km S of Funny River, AlaskaSun, Mar 23, 10:22 PM AKST · 10787 days ago · 31 km deep · 58 km away
27. 2.112 km NNE of Nikolaevsk, AlaskaMon, Mar 24, 2:44 AM AKST · 10787 days ago · 67 km deep · 96 km away
28. 2.132 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Mar 24, 3:52 AM AKST · 10787 days ago · 59 km deep · 99 km away
29. 2.48 km SSW of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Mar 24, 1:20 PM AKST · 10787 days ago · 49 km deep · 90 km away
30. 1.736 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaWed, Mar 26, 12:27 PM AKST · 10785 days ago · 78 km deep · 33 km away
31. 1.821 km SSW of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, Mar 27, 3:35 AM AKST · 10784 days ago · 63 km deep · 15 km away
32. 2.354 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, Mar 28, 4:04 AM AKST · 10783 days ago · 99 km deep · 68 km away
33. 1.89 km N of Ridgeway, AlaskaFri, Mar 28, 6:25 AM AKST · 10783 days ago · 52 km deep · 25 km away
34. 1.725 km SW of Anchorage, AlaskaFri, Mar 28, 10:19 AM AKST · 10783 days ago · 37 km deep · 72 km away
35. 1.926 km WSW of Anchorage, AlaskaFri, Mar 28, 3:05 PM AKST · 10783 days ago · 42 km deep · 69 km away
36. 1.725 km SSE of Funny River, AlaskaFri, Mar 28, 5:42 PM AKST · 10782 days ago · 36 km deep · 70 km away
37. 2.24 km SSW of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Mar 28, 9:48 PM AKST · 10782 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
38. 1.79 km E of Clam Gulch, AlaskaFri, Mar 28, 9:52 PM AKST · 10782 days ago · 44 km deep · 62 km away
39. 2.016 km WSW of Susitna, AlaskaSat, Mar 29, 2:53 AM AKST · 10782 days ago · 59 km deep · 85 km away
40. 2.548 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Mar 29, 9:16 AM AKST · 10782 days ago · 84 km deep · 63 km away
41. 2.462 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Mar 29, 9:56 PM AKST · 10781 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
42. 2.269 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, Mar 30, 10:51 AM AKST · 10781 days ago · 102 km deep · 70 km away
43. 2.620 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, Mar 30, 8:43 PM AKST · 10780 days ago · 59 km deep · 74 km away
44. 1.641 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaMon, Mar 31, 3:10 AM AKST · 10780 days ago · 82 km deep · 32 km away
45. 2.118 km WSW of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Mar 31, 1:46 PM AKST · 10780 days ago · 55 km deep · 82 km away
46. 1.852 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Mar 31, 8:38 PM AKST · 10779 days ago · 81 km deep · 84 km away
47. 2.010 km E of Happy Valley, AlaskaTue, Apr 1, 9:04 AM AKST · 10779 days ago · 65 km deep · 93 km away
48. 2.04 km SSW of Soldotna, AlaskaTue, Apr 1, 11:15 AM AKST · 10779 days ago · 39 km deep · 41 km away
49. 2.223 km SW of Tyonek, AlaskaTue, Apr 1, 3:03 PM AKST · 10779 days ago · 71 km deep · 17 km away
50. 2.255 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, Apr 3, 12:44 AM AKST · 10777 days ago · 85 km deep · 66 km away
51. 2.020 km SSW of Hope, AlaskaThu, Apr 3, 12:55 AM AKST · 10777 days ago · 34 km deep · 92 km away
52. 1.827 km WNW of Hope, AlaskaThu, Apr 3, 6:30 AM AKST · 10777 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
53. 2.249 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaThu, Apr 3, 9:14 AM AKST · 10777 days ago · 78 km deep · 80 km away
54. 1.814 km SW of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Apr 3, 3:04 PM AKST · 10777 days ago · 53 km deep · 83 km away
55. 1.66 km WNW of Hope, AlaskaThu, Apr 3, 3:23 PM AKST · 10777 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
56. 2.630 km ESE of Kasilof, AlaskaThu, Apr 3, 4:02 PM AKST · 10776 days ago · 54 km deep · 72 km away
57. 1.917 km ENE of Nikiski, AlaskaThu, Apr 3, 10:56 PM AKST · 10776 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
58. 2.541 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Apr 5, 4:31 AM AKST · 10775 days ago · 86 km deep · 64 km away
59. 1.731 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaSat, Apr 5, 12:11 PM AKST · 10775 days ago · 71 km deep · 34 km away
60. 2.622 km SSW of Hope, AlaskaSun, Apr 6, 12:48 PM AKDT · 10774 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 165.

Before

1. 1.633 km WNW of Salamatof, AlaskaWed, Mar 12, 10:55 PM AKST · 10798 days ago · 85 km deep · 29 km away
2. 1.625 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Mar 12, 5:17 PM AKST · 10798 days ago · 61 km deep · 64 km away
3. 1.536 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Mar 12, 4:33 PM AKST · 10798 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
4. 2.519 km WSW of Anchorage, AlaskaWed, Mar 12, 2:27 PM AKST · 10799 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
5. 2.841 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Mar 12, 1:12 PM AKST · 10799 days ago · 76 km deep · 71 km away
6. 2.523 km NNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Mar 12, 2:18 AM AKST · 10799 days ago · 73 km deep · 63 km away
7. 2.845 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaTue, Mar 11, 8:50 PM AKST · 10799 days ago · 97 km deep · 94 km away
8. 3.133 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaMon, Mar 10, 2:05 PM AKST · 10801 days ago · 83 km deep · 59 km away
9. 1.813 km S of Point Possession, AlaskaMon, Mar 10, 2:34 AM AKST · 10801 days ago · 32 km deep · 38 km away
10. 1.865 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, Mar 9, 1:15 PM AKST · 10802 days ago · 126 km deep · 88 km away
11. 2.062 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, Mar 9, 12:24 PM AKST · 10802 days ago · 96 km deep · 100 km away
12. 2.250 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, Mar 9, 2:46 AM AKST · 10802 days ago · 103 km deep · 85 km away
13. 1.565 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaSun, Mar 9, 2:45 AM AKST · 10802 days ago · 114 km deep · 54 km away
14. 1.819 km NE of Nikiski, AlaskaSat, Mar 8, 10:36 PM AKST · 10802 days ago · 48 km deep · 20 km away
15. 2.234 km WSW of Salamatof, AlaskaSat, Mar 8, 9:21 PM AKST · 10802 days ago · 78 km deep · 38 km away
16. 1.661 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Mar 8, 6:43 PM AKST · 10802 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
17. 2.450 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Mar 8, 4:15 PM AKST · 10802 days ago · 99 km deep · 90 km away
18. 2.246 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaSat, Mar 8, 3:06 PM AKST · 10803 days ago · 88 km deep · 94 km away
19. 2.324 km ESE of Kasilof, AlaskaSat, Mar 8, 4:38 AM AKST · 10803 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away
20. 3.019 km WSW of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Mar 7, 11:16 PM AKST · 10803 days ago · 60 km deep · 84 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak9973b7ppoc. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC.