Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 38 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 38 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Tue, Mar 18, 1997, 1:57 PM AKST (22:57 UTC), 91 km (57 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 17 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1997-03-18 22:57:34 UTC
Depth
91.2 km (56.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.297° N, 152.151° 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: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 77 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.155 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10792 days ago · 111 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.930 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10792 days ago · 57 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.47 km SE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10791 days ago · 49 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 3.440 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 10791 days ago · 177 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.451 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10790 days ago · 120 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.852 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 10790 days ago · 122 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.168 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10790 days ago · 112 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.21 km ESE of Seldovia, Alaska · 10790 days ago · 91 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.433 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 10790 days ago · 63 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.768 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10790 days ago · 110 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.361 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10790 days ago · 133 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.141 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10790 days ago · 124 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.278 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 10790 days ago · 145 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.149 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 10789 days ago · 93 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.040 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10789 days ago · 136 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 3.135 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 10789 days ago · 82 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.243 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10789 days ago · 70 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.938 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10789 days ago · 75 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.66 km WNW of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 10788 days ago · 50 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.557 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10788 days ago · 124 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 2.667 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10788 days ago · 112 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 2.127 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10787 days ago · 70 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 1.714 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 10787 days ago · 31 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 2.112 km NNE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 10787 days ago · 67 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 1.943 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10786 days ago · 82 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 2.366 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 10785 days ago · 128 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 3.371 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10785 days ago · 130 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 1.736 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 10785 days ago · 78 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.9Southern Alaska · 10784 days ago · 106 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 1.821 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 10784 days ago · 63 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 2.354 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10783 days ago · 99 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 1.89 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 10783 days ago · 52 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 1.952 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10783 days ago · 96 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 1.725 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 10782 days ago · 36 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.955 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10782 days ago · 91 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 2.362 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10782 days ago · 105 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 2.24 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 10782 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.79 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 10782 days ago · 44 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 2.548 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10782 days ago · 84 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 2.269 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10781 days ago · 102 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 2.620 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10780 days ago · 59 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 1.641 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 10780 days ago · 82 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 2.460 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 10779 days ago · 91 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 2.010 km E of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10779 days ago · 65 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 2.04 km SSW of Soldotna, Alaska · 10779 days ago · 39 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 2.223 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 10779 days ago · 71 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 1.752 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 10778 days ago · 134 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 2.570 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10778 days ago · 110 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 2.460 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10778 days ago · 97 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 2.244 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 10777 days ago · 153 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 2.255 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10777 days ago · 85 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 1.964 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 10777 days ago · 125 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 1.615 km NNW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 10777 days ago · 60 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 2.630 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 10777 days ago · 54 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 1.917 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 10776 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 2.541 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10775 days ago · 86 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 1.731 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 10775 days ago · 71 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 2.157 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10775 days ago · 122 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 1.91 km N of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10773 days ago · 75 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 2.836 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10772 days ago · 120 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 2.450 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 10793 days ago · 78 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.44 km SW of Kenai, Alaska · 10794 days ago · 54 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.348 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 10795 days ago · 76 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.560 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 10796 days ago · 103 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.85 km S of Fox River, Alaska · 10796 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.254 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10796 days ago · 99 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.122 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10796 days ago · 64 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.139 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10797 days ago · 70 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.631 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10797 days ago · 61 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.45 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 10797 days ago · 48 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.461 km NE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 10798 days ago · 161 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.710 km NNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 10798 days ago · 49 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.512 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 10798 days ago · 64 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.633 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 10798 days ago · 85 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.143 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 10798 days ago · 157 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.257 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10799 days ago · 97 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.841 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10799 days ago · 76 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.558 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10799 days ago · 128 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.523 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10799 days ago · 73 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.845 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10799 days ago · 97 km deep · 28 km away

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