Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 18 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 18 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska on Tue, Feb 11, 1997, 1:19 AM AKST (10:19 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 54 km WNW of Anchor Point, 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
1997-02-11 10:19:17 UTC
Depth
39.8 km (24.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.984° N, 151.364° 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
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 150 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.951 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10828 days ago · 88 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 3.146 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10828 days ago · 80 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.454 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10828 days ago · 105 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.770 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10827 days ago · 111 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.459 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10827 days ago · 97 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.034 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10827 days ago · 89 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.373 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10826 days ago · 122 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.631 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 10825 days ago · 70 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.043 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 10825 days ago · 87 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.117 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 10825 days ago · 62 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.128 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10825 days ago · 79 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.351 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10824 days ago · 97 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.274 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 10824 days ago · 124 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.08 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10824 days ago · 65 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.69 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 10824 days ago · 44 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.446 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 10824 days ago · 74 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 3.243 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10823 days ago · 83 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.758 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 10822 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.527 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 10821 days ago · 73 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.968 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10820 days ago · 110 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.916 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10819 days ago · 57 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 2.732 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 10818 days ago · 83 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.28 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 10818 days ago · 64 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.847 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10817 days ago · 100 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 2.050 km SSE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 10815 days ago · 71 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 2.428 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 10814 days ago · 65 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 2.262 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10814 days ago · 100 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 3.327 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 10814 days ago · 38 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 1.753 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10812 days ago · 100 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 1.966 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10812 days ago · 108 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.617 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 10812 days ago · 42 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 2.614 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 10811 days ago · 42 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 2.141 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10811 days ago · 98 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 3.39 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 10811 days ago · 34 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 1.63 km SSE of Nikiski, Alaska · 10811 days ago · 59 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 1.66 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 10810 days ago · 32 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.023 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10810 days ago · 77 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 3.344 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 10810 days ago · 83 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 2.568 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10810 days ago · 113 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 2.250 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10810 days ago · 90 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 1.965 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10810 days ago · 111 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 4.264 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 10810 days ago · 106 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.856 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 10809 days ago · 97 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 2.226 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 10809 days ago · 73 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 10808 days ago · 56 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 2.632 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10808 days ago · 89 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 2.822 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10808 days ago · 57 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 1.817 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 10807 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 2.062 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10807 days ago · 112 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 2.540 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10806 days ago · 79 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 2.320 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 10805 days ago · 67 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 2.459 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10805 days ago · 95 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 2.345 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10805 days ago · 77 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 2.6Southern Alaska · 10805 days ago · 101 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 2.050 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 10804 days ago · 75 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.223 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 10804 days ago · 78 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 2.530 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 10804 days ago · 67 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 3.772 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 10804 days ago · 117 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 1.862 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 10803 days ago · 89 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 2.324 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 10803 days ago · 42 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 150.

Before

  1. 2.355 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10828 days ago · 103 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.16 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10829 days ago · 45 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.149 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10830 days ago · 93 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.324 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 10830 days ago · 72 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.731 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10831 days ago · 65 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.638 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10831 days ago · 78 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.243 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10832 days ago · 93 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.252 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10832 days ago · 85 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 3.119 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 10833 days ago · 47 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.023 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 10833 days ago · 67 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.326 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10833 days ago · 69 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 3.216 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 10833 days ago · 41 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.216 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 10833 days ago · 59 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.79 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10838 days ago · 46 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.959 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10838 days ago · 102 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.375 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 10839 days ago · 127 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.268 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10839 days ago · 103 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.823 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 10839 days ago · 70 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.322 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 10840 days ago · 60 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.053 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10840 days ago · 100 km deep · 78 km away

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