Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 49 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 49 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Tue, May 20, 1997, 12:58 AM AKDT (08:58 UTC), 74 km (46 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 57 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1997-05-20 08:58:54 UTC
Depth
74.1 km (46.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.334° N, 152.355° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 117 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.723 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10730 days ago · 69 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.832 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 10730 days ago · 71 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.858 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10730 days ago · 100 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.712 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 10730 days ago · 55 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.365 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 10729 days ago · 147 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.457 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10729 days ago · 128 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.56 km NNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10729 days ago · 60 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.338 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10728 days ago · 67 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.3Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 10728 days ago · 49 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.013 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10727 days ago · 72 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.721 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10727 days ago · 71 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.845 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10727 days ago · 84 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.945 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10727 days ago · 82 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.54 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 10726 days ago · 56 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.021 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 10726 days ago · 54 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.737 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10726 days ago · 86 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.631 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10726 days ago · 68 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.944 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10726 days ago · 87 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.553 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10725 days ago · 121 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.437 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 10725 days ago · 88 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 2.054 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10725 days ago · 108 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.920 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 10725 days ago · 75 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.228 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10725 days ago · 66 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 1.832 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 10724 days ago · 73 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 2.223 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 10724 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.959 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10723 days ago · 107 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 2.253 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10723 days ago · 113 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 2.062 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10723 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 1.76 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 10723 days ago · 56 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 2.018 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10723 days ago · 82 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 2.7Southern Alaska · 10722 days ago · 131 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 1.933 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 10722 days ago · 51 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.178 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 10722 days ago · 162 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 1.825 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10722 days ago · 73 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 3.046 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10722 days ago · 91 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 1.848 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10722 days ago · 92 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 2.116 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10722 days ago · 72 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 4.357 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10722 days ago · 97 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 2.255 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10722 days ago · 103 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 2.155 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10721 days ago · 99 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 2.014 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10721 days ago · 39 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 2.363 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10721 days ago · 96 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 1.910 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 10720 days ago · 59 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 1.968 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10720 days ago · 130 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 2.149 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10720 days ago · 126 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 2.019 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10719 days ago · 76 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 2.355 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 10719 days ago · 99 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 2.014 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 10719 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 1.841 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10719 days ago · 131 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 1.95 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 10719 days ago · 51 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 2.757 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10718 days ago · 94 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 1.515 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 10718 days ago · 38 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 1.525 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10718 days ago · 67 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 3.143 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10718 days ago · 137 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 2.316 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10717 days ago · 71 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 1.74 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10717 days ago · 53 km deep · 45 km away
  57. 1.917 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10716 days ago · 64 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 2.341 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10716 days ago · 85 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 2.358 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10714 days ago · 109 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 2.135 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10714 days ago · 80 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.063 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10730 days ago · 99 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.6Southern Alaska · 10731 days ago · 105 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.657 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10731 days ago · 125 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.355 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 10731 days ago · 100 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.66 km NW of Salamatof, Alaska · 10731 days ago · 56 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.816 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 10731 days ago · 52 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.968 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 10731 days ago · 131 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.71 km SW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10731 days ago · 48 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.910 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 10731 days ago · 48 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 3.59 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 10731 days ago · 49 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.183 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 10732 days ago · 129 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.838 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10732 days ago · 74 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.229 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10732 days ago · 136 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.238 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 10732 days ago · 165 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.366 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 10732 days ago · 130 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.34 km NNW of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 10733 days ago · 46 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.87 km SE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10733 days ago · 47 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.330 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10733 days ago · 82 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.350 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10733 days ago · 82 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.832 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 10734 days ago · 75 km deep · 97 km away

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