M1.6 earthquake 40 km W of Susitna, Alaska

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Sat, Apr 12, 1997, 2:52 PM AKDT

UTC

1997-04-12 22:52:49 UTC

Depth

68.5 km (42.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

61.504° N, 151.260° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

20

• Big Lake, AlaskaPopulation 3,350. Forecast69 kmW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast79 kmWNW

After

1. 1.832 km ENE of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, Apr 13, 4:55 AM AKDT · 10767 days ago · 62 km deep · 71 km away
2. 1.731 km WNW of Salamatof, AlaskaSun, Apr 13, 1:25 PM AKDT · 10767 days ago · 81 km deep · 95 km away
3. 2.836 km ESE of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, Apr 13, 1:34 PM AKDT · 10767 days ago · 65 km deep · 52 km away
4. 2.81 km NNE of Houston, AlaskaSun, Apr 13, 2:23 PM AKDT · 10767 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
5. 2.217 km SSE of Susitna, AlaskaSun, Apr 13, 2:33 PM AKDT · 10767 days ago · 51 km deep · 50 km away
6. 1.97 km NE of Big Lake, AlaskaSun, Apr 13, 6:14 PM AKDT · 10766 days ago · 42 km deep · 74 km away
7. 2.414 km SSE of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, Apr 13, 7:35 PM AKDT · 10766 days ago · 74 km deep · 42 km away
8. 1.919 km W of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaMon, Apr 14, 1:50 AM AKDT · 10766 days ago · 41 km deep · 51 km away
9. 2.031 km NNW of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Apr 14, 5:35 AM AKDT · 10766 days ago · 47 km deep · 39 km away
10. 1.926 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaMon, Apr 14, 6:13 AM AKDT · 10766 days ago · 38 km deep · 51 km away
11. 1.834 km SSE of Skwentna, AlaskaMon, Apr 14, 12:36 PM AKDT · 10766 days ago · 71 km deep · 22 km away
12. 2.419 km W of Willow, AlaskaMon, Apr 14, 4:04 PM AKDT · 10766 days ago · 43 km deep · 52 km away
13. 1.859 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Apr 14, 7:39 PM AKDT · 10765 days ago · -3 km deep · 38 km away
14. 1.822 km NNE of Willow, AlaskaTue, Apr 15, 6:34 PM AKDT · 10764 days ago · 43 km deep · 88 km away
15. 1.827 km NNW of Susitna, AlaskaTue, Apr 15, 6:52 PM AKDT · 10764 days ago · 68 km deep · 37 km away
16. 1.68 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaWed, Apr 16, 2:39 AM AKDT · 10764 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
17. 1.612 km SW of Susitna, AlaskaWed, Apr 16, 9:59 PM AKDT · 10763 days ago · 48 km deep · 32 km away
18. 1.741 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, Apr 17, 9:39 AM AKDT · 10763 days ago · 83 km deep · 24 km away
19. 1.718 km SW of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, Apr 17, 12:24 PM AKDT · 10763 days ago · 64 km deep · 62 km away
20. 1.819 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaThu, Apr 17, 2:08 PM AKDT · 10763 days ago · 67 km deep · 26 km away
21. 4.06 km WSW of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Apr 17, 4:48 PM AKDT · 10763 days ago · 60 km deep · 34 km away
22. 1.822 km W of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaThu, Apr 17, 9:14 PM AKDT · 10762 days ago · 40 km deep · 49 km away
23. 2.415 km S of Skwentna, AlaskaFri, Apr 18, 4:51 AM AKDT · 10762 days ago · 76 km deep · 39 km away
24. 2.16 km E of Skwentna, AlaskaFri, Apr 18, 9:41 AM AKDT · 10762 days ago · 80 km deep · 54 km away
25. 1.720 km S of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Apr 18, 8:45 PM AKDT · 10761 days ago · 41 km deep · 45 km away
26. 2.519 km SSW of Trapper Creek, AlaskaFri, Apr 18, 10:45 PM AKDT · 10761 days ago · 54 km deep · 86 km away
27. 1.917 km ENE of Willow, AlaskaFri, Apr 18, 10:53 PM AKDT · 10761 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
28. 2.029 km SSE of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Apr 19, 3:17 PM AKDT · 10761 days ago · 72 km deep · 30 km away
29. 1.859 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Apr 19, 6:35 PM AKDT · 10760 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
30. 2.460 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaSun, Apr 20, 2:02 AM AKDT · 10760 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
31. 1.727 km NNW of Willow, AlaskaSun, Apr 20, 4:01 PM AKDT · 10760 days ago · 44 km deep · 74 km away
32. 2.515 km WSW of Point Possession, AlaskaSun, Apr 20, 5:09 PM AKDT · 10760 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
33. 2.559 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, Apr 20, 5:16 PM AKDT · 10760 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
34. 2.442 km WSW of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, Apr 20, 5:17 PM AKDT · 10760 days ago · -3 km deep · 63 km away
35. 2.010 km ESE of Beluga, AlaskaSun, Apr 20, 6:18 PM AKDT · 10759 days ago · 46 km deep · 47 km away
36. 2.955 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, Apr 20, 6:50 PM AKDT · 10759 days ago · 119 km deep · 62 km away
37. 1.54 km ESE of Houston, AlaskaSun, Apr 20, 11:09 PM AKDT · 10759 days ago · 36 km deep · 82 km away
38. 3.515 km NNE of Sterling, AlaskaMon, Apr 21, 7:11 AM AKDT · 10759 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
39. 2.758 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Apr 21, 12:17 PM AKDT · 10759 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
40. 4.17 km SSE of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Apr 21, 5:15 PM AKDT · 10759 days ago · 48 km deep · 43 km away
41. 2.31 km S of Big Lake, AlaskaMon, Apr 21, 8:15 PM AKDT · 10758 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
42. 2.2Central AlaskaTue, Apr 22, 7:27 AM AKDT · 10758 days ago · 87 km deep · 95 km away
43. 2.524 km NE of Willow, AlaskaTue, Apr 22, 8:12 PM AKDT · 10757 days ago · -3 km deep · 94 km away
44. 1.929 km NNW of Susitna, AlaskaWed, Apr 23, 4:50 PM AKDT · 10757 days ago · 58 km deep · 38 km away
45. 2.017 km S of Susitna, AlaskaWed, Apr 23, 6:08 PM AKDT · 10756 days ago · 61 km deep · 45 km away
46. 1.820 km N of Willow, AlaskaThu, Apr 24, 11:17 AM AKDT · 10756 days ago · 32 km deep · 80 km away
47. 1.730 km S of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Apr 24, 1:17 PM AKDT · 10756 days ago · 40 km deep · 46 km away
48. 2.332 km SW of Petersville, AlaskaThu, Apr 24, 2:03 PM AKDT · 10756 days ago · 83 km deep · 85 km away
49. 2.358 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Apr 25, 7:37 AM AKDT · 10755 days ago · 110 km deep · 66 km away
50. 1.814 km NNE of Houston, AlaskaFri, Apr 25, 11:57 AM AKDT · 10755 days ago · 41 km deep · 86 km away
51. 2.627 km W of Susitna, AlaskaSat, Apr 26, 9:52 AM AKDT · 10754 days ago · 65 km deep · 13 km away
52. 2.462 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaSun, Apr 27, 10:20 AM AKDT · 10753 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
53. 2.221 km ENE of Willow, AlaskaSun, Apr 27, 4:39 PM AKDT · 10753 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
54. 2.2Southern AlaskaSun, Apr 27, 11:42 PM AKDT · 10752 days ago · 63 km deep · 46 km away
55. 1.613 km NNE of Sterling, AlaskaMon, Apr 28, 1:44 AM AKDT · 10752 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
56. 2.320 km W of Nikiski, AlaskaMon, Apr 28, 5:18 PM AKDT · 10752 days ago · 77 km deep · 91 km away
57. 1.817 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaWed, Apr 30, 5:03 AM AKDT · 10750 days ago · 66 km deep · 98 km away
58. 1.523 km WNW of Willow, AlaskaThu, May 1, 6:51 AM AKDT · 10749 days ago · 38 km deep · 58 km away
59. 1.713 km ESE of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, May 1, 8:35 AM AKDT · 10749 days ago · 44 km deep · 55 km away
60. 1.816 km NW of Willow, AlaskaThu, May 1, 8:31 PM AKDT · 10748 days ago · 38 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 183.

Before

1. 3.019 km NNE of Ridgeway, AlaskaSat, Apr 12, 2:29 PM AKDT · 10768 days ago · 47 km deep · 92 km away
2. 1.864 km SW of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Apr 12, 2:15 PM AKDT · 10768 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
3. 1.9Southern AlaskaSat, Apr 12, 12:33 PM AKDT · 10768 days ago · 93 km deep · 55 km away
4. 1.68 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaSat, Apr 12, 1:03 AM AKDT · 10768 days ago · 37 km deep · 72 km away
5. 2.923 km SSW of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Apr 11, 11:16 PM AKDT · 10768 days ago · 47 km deep · 37 km away
6. 2.463 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaFri, Apr 11, 12:02 PM AKDT · 10769 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
7. 1.529 km NNW of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Apr 11, 3:39 AM AKDT · 10769 days ago · 52 km deep · 47 km away
8. 1.616 km NNW of Hope, AlaskaThu, Apr 10, 10:54 PM AKDT · 10769 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
9. 2.162 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaThu, Apr 10, 3:58 PM AKDT · 10770 days ago · 116 km deep · 53 km away
10. 2.140 km WNW of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, Apr 10, 2:34 PM AKDT · 10770 days ago · 105 km deep · 82 km away
11. 1.916 km NW of Fishhook, AlaskaThu, Apr 10, 7:25 AM AKDT · 10770 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
12. 3.927 km SW of Susitna North, AlaskaThu, Apr 10, 5:52 AM AKDT · 10770 days ago · 56 km deep · 77 km away
13. 1.927 km NNW of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, Apr 10, 1:56 AM AKDT · 10770 days ago · 92 km deep · 81 km away
14. 1.521 km NW of Susitna, AlaskaWed, Apr 9, 11:22 AM AKDT · 10771 days ago · 60 km deep · 35 km away
15. 1.849 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaTue, Apr 8, 9:54 PM AKDT · 10771 days ago · 81 km deep · 21 km away
16. 1.625 km NE of Willow, AlaskaTue, Apr 8, 5:11 PM AKDT · 10772 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
17. 1.627 km ENE of Beluga, AlaskaTue, Apr 8, 10:33 AM AKDT · 10772 days ago · 42 km deep · 46 km away
18. 2.015 km N of Nikiski, AlaskaTue, Apr 8, 5:49 AM AKDT · 10772 days ago · 51 km deep · 75 km away
19. 1.824 km WNW of Willow, AlaskaMon, Apr 7, 1:36 PM AKDT · 10773 days ago · 40 km deep · 59 km away
20. 1.715 km SSW of Trapper Creek, AlaskaMon, Apr 7, 6:45 AM AKDT · 10773 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak9974p286pg. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:19 PM UTC.