Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 25 km NW of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 25 km NW of Susitna, Alaska on Sat, Sep 6, 1997, 8:29 AM AKDT (16:29 UTC), 62 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 22 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1997-09-06 16:29:18 UTC
Depth
61.9 km (38.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.722° N, 150.809° 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
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 148 in the 60 days after this one and 75 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.164 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 10620 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.816 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 10620 days ago · 44 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.520 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 10620 days ago · 56 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.416 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 10620 days ago · 47 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.514 km ENE of Eagle River, Alaska · 10620 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.025 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 10620 days ago · 60 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 3.136 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 10619 days ago · 67 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.010 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 10619 days ago · 40 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.022 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 10618 days ago · 64 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.523 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10618 days ago · 47 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.266 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10618 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.119 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 10617 days ago · 62 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 3.04 km NNE of Tyonek, Alaska · 10617 days ago · 54 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.74 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10616 days ago · 57 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.330 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 10616 days ago · 73 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 3.421 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 10616 days ago · 87 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.014 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 10616 days ago · 43 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.618 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 10615 days ago · 49 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.827 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 10615 days ago · 36 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.932 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10614 days ago · 50 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.938 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10614 days ago · 96 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 2.014 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 10613 days ago · 86 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.95 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10613 days ago · 43 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 2.326 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 10613 days ago · 70 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 3.69 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10613 days ago · 87 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 1.813 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 10612 days ago · 47 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 3.817 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 10612 days ago · 46 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 2.446 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10612 days ago · 99 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 2.321 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 10612 days ago · 41 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.814 km NE of Eagle River, Alaska · 10612 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.710 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10612 days ago · 39 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 1.613 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 10612 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.8Southern Alaska · 10611 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 2.222 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10611 days ago · 37 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 2.136 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10611 days ago · 103 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 2.116 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 10611 days ago · 63 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 1.723 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 10610 days ago · 54 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 3.130 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10610 days ago · 94 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 1.824 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 10609 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 1.557 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 10607 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 1.78 km N of Susitna North, Alaska · 10606 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 2.415 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 10606 days ago · 55 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 2.535 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 10606 days ago · 91 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 3.327 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10605 days ago · 115 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 2.928 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10605 days ago · 52 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 2.58 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10604 days ago · 38 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 2.731 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10604 days ago · 78 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 1.922 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10603 days ago · 51 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 2.536 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10603 days ago · 107 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 2.123 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 10603 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 1.949 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10602 days ago · 101 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 3.04 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 10602 days ago · 62 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 4.021 km N of Willow, Alaska · 10602 days ago · 38 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 2.937 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10601 days ago · 99 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 1.710 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10601 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 2.112 km E of Susitna, Alaska · 10601 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 2.114 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 10601 days ago · 46 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 1.78 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10600 days ago · 52 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 1.924 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 10600 days ago · 52 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 1.511 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10599 days ago · 31 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 148.

Before

  1. 2.132 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10621 days ago · 89 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.6Southern Alaska · 10621 days ago · 78 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.98 km S of Gateway, Alaska · 10622 days ago · 34 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.128 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10622 days ago · 73 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 3.24 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 10622 days ago · 55 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.048 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10622 days ago · 138 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.75 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 10623 days ago · 47 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.711 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10623 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.719 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10623 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.663 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 10624 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.017 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10624 days ago · 39 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.222 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10624 days ago · 85 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.516 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10626 days ago · 50 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.912 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10627 days ago · 36 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.910 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 10627 days ago · 63 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.819 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10628 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.5Southern Alaska · 10629 days ago · 37 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.016 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 10630 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.715 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10630 days ago · 97 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.052 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 10630 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away

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