Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 20 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 20 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska on Thu, Jun 5, 1997, 8:32 PM AKDT (04:32 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 5 km ENE of Happy Valley, 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
1997-06-06 04:32:30 UTC
Depth
71.0 km (44.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.775° N, 151.631° 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
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 167 in the 60 days after this one and 94 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.113 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 10713 days ago · 50 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.254 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10713 days ago · 95 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.857 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10713 days ago · 83 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.334 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 10713 days ago · 84 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.064 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 10713 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.564 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10713 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.08 km ENE of Soldotna, Alaska · 10713 days ago · 37 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.91 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 10713 days ago · 56 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.727 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 10712 days ago · 38 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.915 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10712 days ago · 73 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.83 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 10711 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.74 km WSW of Funny River, Alaska · 10710 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 3.343 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 10709 days ago · 73 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.613 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10709 days ago · 54 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.0Southern Alaska · 10708 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.146 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10708 days ago · 84 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.769 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10707 days ago · 104 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 10707 days ago · 71 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.445 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10707 days ago · 90 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.829 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 10706 days ago · 79 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 1.841 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 10706 days ago · 66 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.67 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 10705 days ago · 53 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 2.045 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 10705 days ago · 72 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 1.846 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 10704 days ago · 85 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 1.849 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10703 days ago · 94 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 2.256 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10703 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.517 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 10703 days ago · 44 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 2.19 km SW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10702 days ago · 54 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.833 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 10702 days ago · 95 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 2.080 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 10702 days ago · 128 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.844 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 10702 days ago · 80 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 1.715 km WSW of Kenai, Alaska · 10702 days ago · 56 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 1.918 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 10701 days ago · 78 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 1.93 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 10701 days ago · 42 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 1.926 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 10701 days ago · 67 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 1.922 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 10701 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.226 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 10701 days ago · 60 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.68 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 10700 days ago · 40 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 1.850 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10699 days ago · 93 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 2.462 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10699 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 1.714 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 10699 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 2.270 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10699 days ago · 108 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.67 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 10699 days ago · 46 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 1.859 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10698 days ago · 90 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 1.940 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10698 days ago · 78 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 1.79 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10697 days ago · 61 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 2.047 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10697 days ago · 84 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 1.742 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10697 days ago · 93 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 1.836 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10697 days ago · 74 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 2.464 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10697 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 2.417 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 10697 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 1.715 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 10696 days ago · 48 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 1.830 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 10696 days ago · 80 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 2.39 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 10696 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 2.319 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 10696 days ago · 42 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 2.537 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10695 days ago · 90 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 1.886 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 10695 days ago · 136 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 1.556 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 10694 days ago · 95 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 2.422 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 10694 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 2.418 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 10694 days ago · 41 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 167.

Before

  1. 2.2Southern Alaska · 10714 days ago · 70 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.821 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 10714 days ago · 51 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.153 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 10714 days ago · 82 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.135 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10714 days ago · 80 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.74 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10717 days ago · 53 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.525 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10718 days ago · 67 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.515 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 10718 days ago · 38 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.962 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 10718 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.911 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 10719 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.95 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 10719 days ago · 51 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.014 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 10719 days ago · 39 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.355 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 10719 days ago · 99 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.968 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10720 days ago · 130 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 3.64 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 10720 days ago · 64 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.910 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 10720 days ago · 59 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.014 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10721 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 4.357 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10722 days ago · 97 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.178 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 10722 days ago · 162 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.933 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 10722 days ago · 51 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.7Southern Alaska · 10722 days ago · 131 km deep · 99 km away

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