Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 12 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 12 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska on Tue, Jan 28, 1997, 10:13 PM AKST (07:13 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 20 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1997-01-29 07:13:13 UTC
Depth
44.8 km (27.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.646° N, 150.430° 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
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 177 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.610 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 10841 days ago · 44 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.853 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10840 days ago · 92 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.223 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 10839 days ago · 36 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.83 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 10838 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.564 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10838 days ago · 123 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.020 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10838 days ago · 81 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.816 km W of Willow, Alaska · 10838 days ago · 45 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.060 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10838 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.612 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 10836 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.931 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10834 days ago · 64 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.420 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10834 days ago · 64 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.98 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 10834 days ago · 64 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.424 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 10834 days ago · 71 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.826 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 10833 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.319 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10833 days ago · 43 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.735 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10833 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.312 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 10832 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.858 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 10832 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.127 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 10832 days ago · 37 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.126 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10832 days ago · 41 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.224 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 10831 days ago · 83 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 1.83 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 10831 days ago · 81 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 2.911 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10831 days ago · 65 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 2.08 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10830 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 4.428 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10830 days ago · 94 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 2.48 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10830 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 2.39 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10830 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 2.329 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10830 days ago · 90 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 2.160 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 10830 days ago · 88 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.410 km SSE of Petersville, Alaska · 10830 days ago · 69 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.844 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10830 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.715 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 10829 days ago · 69 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.812 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 10829 days ago · 53 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.59 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10828 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 1.927 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 10828 days ago · 53 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 1.68 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 10828 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 1.561 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10828 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 2.032 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 10827 days ago · 73 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 2.029 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 10827 days ago · 59 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 1.97 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 10827 days ago · 57 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.515 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 10827 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.516 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 10826 days ago · 40 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 2.917 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10826 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 1.911 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10826 days ago · 83 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 1.95 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10826 days ago · 51 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 2.515 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 10824 days ago · 60 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 2.12 km SW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10824 days ago · -2 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 2.330 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 10823 days ago · 123 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 2.144 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 10823 days ago · 71 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 1.68 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10823 days ago · 31 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 2.342 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10822 days ago · 77 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 1.619 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10822 days ago · 100 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 4.319 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 10822 days ago · 48 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 2.119 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 10822 days ago · 52 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 4.720 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10822 days ago · 47 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 1.8Southern Alaska · 10822 days ago · 43 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 1.53 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 10821 days ago · 38 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 2.68 km NW of Hope, Alaska · 10821 days ago · 36 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 1.72 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 10821 days ago · 46 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 2.232 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 10821 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 177.

Before

  1. 2.824 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 10841 days ago · 82 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.932 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 10841 days ago · 59 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 3.161 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10841 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.461 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10843 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.762 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10843 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 3.045 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 10843 days ago · 66 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.444 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 10844 days ago · 77 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.762 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10845 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.25 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10846 days ago · 40 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.06 km W of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 10846 days ago · 38 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.261 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10846 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.360 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 10849 days ago · 119 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.819 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 10849 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.92 km SSW of Talkeetna, Alaska · 10850 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.711 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 10850 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.617 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10851 days ago · 37 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.834 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10852 days ago · 56 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.727 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 10852 days ago · 55 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.925 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 10853 days ago · 75 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.618 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 10853 days ago · 49 km deep · 48 km away

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