M1.9 earthquake Southern Alaska
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in Southern Alaska on Sat, Apr 26, 1997, 8:39 AM AKDT (16:39 UTC), 114 km (71 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1997-04-26 16:39:37 UTC
- Depth
- 113.5 km (70.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.098° N, 152.978° 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
- 19
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 79 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.537 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10754 days ago · 81 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.562 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 10753 days ago · 110 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.063 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10753 days ago · 100 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.711 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10753 days ago · 44 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.163 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10753 days ago · 111 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.210 km E of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10753 days ago · 67 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.960 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10752 days ago · 110 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.242 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 10752 days ago · 75 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.320 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 10752 days ago · 77 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.811 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 10752 days ago · 63 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.357 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10751 days ago · 102 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.019 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 10751 days ago · 65 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.639 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10750 days ago · 79 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.817 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 10750 days ago · 66 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.55 km SW of Kasilof, Alaska · 10750 days ago · 50 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.812 km E of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10749 days ago · 47 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.140 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10749 days ago · 93 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.161 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10749 days ago · 114 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.059 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10749 days ago · 106 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.32 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 10749 days ago · 47 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.853 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10748 days ago · 92 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.564 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 10748 days ago · 147 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.421 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10748 days ago · 78 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.425 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 10747 days ago · 81 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.967 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10746 days ago · 105 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.6Southern Alaska · 10746 days ago · 81 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.842 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 10746 days ago · 75 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.146 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10746 days ago · 125 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.845 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 10745 days ago · 76 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.320 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 10745 days ago · 68 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.427 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10745 days ago · 163 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.365 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10745 days ago · 109 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.549 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10744 days ago · 89 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.042 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10744 days ago · 85 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.249 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10744 days ago · 101 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.668 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 10744 days ago · 89 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.065 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10744 days ago · 100 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.617 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10742 days ago · 66 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.739 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10742 days ago · 125 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.183 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 10742 days ago · 140 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.339 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 10742 days ago · 76 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.139 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10741 days ago · 76 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.667 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10741 days ago · 123 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.725 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10741 days ago · 87 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.252 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10741 days ago · 104 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.8Southern Alaska · 10740 days ago · 114 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.457 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 10740 days ago · 83 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.355 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 10739 days ago · 151 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.465 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 10739 days ago · 143 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.250 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10738 days ago · 97 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.541 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10738 days ago · 81 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.87 km E of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 10738 days ago · 42 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.141 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 10737 days ago · 82 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.357 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10736 days ago · 132 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.633 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10736 days ago · 71 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.95 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 10736 days ago · 57 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.176 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 10736 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.152 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10736 days ago · 126 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.653 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10736 days ago · 129 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.267 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10736 days ago · 119 km deep · 8 km away
The first 60 of at least 199.
Before
- 1.956 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10754 days ago · 129 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.171 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 10754 days ago · 130 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.055 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 10754 days ago · 82 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.431 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10754 days ago · 69 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.618 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 10755 days ago · 53 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.349 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10755 days ago · 90 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.234 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 10755 days ago · 165 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.166 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10755 days ago · 134 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.343 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10755 days ago · 86 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.632 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10755 days ago · 154 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.460 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10756 days ago · 102 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.051 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10756 days ago · 93 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.017 km WNW of Seldovia, Alaska · 10756 days ago · 55 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.950 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10757 days ago · 108 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.817 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 10758 days ago · 72 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.043 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10758 days ago · 84 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.262 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10758 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.136 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10759 days ago · 149 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.336 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10759 days ago · 138 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.258 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10759 days ago · 105 km deep · 23 km away
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