Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 57 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 57 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska on Mon, May 19, 1997, 1:00 PM AKDT (21:00 UTC), 125 km (78 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: 2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Mon, May 19, 1997, 1:00 PM AKDT
UTC: 1997-05-19 21:00:41 UTC
Depth: 125.4 km (77.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 59.934° N, 153.130° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 22

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 182 in the 60 days after this one and 94 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 182.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak9976e87fix (also filed as usp00082j6). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC.