M2.5 earthquake 15 km S of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 15 km S of Point Possession, Alaska on Wed, Jan 8, 1997, 1:18 PM AKST (22:18 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 10 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 100 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 100.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak997dli8c2 (also filed as usp0007vmx). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:57 PM UTC.