Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 40 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 40 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska on Thu, Jan 2, 1997, 11:23 PM AKST (08:23 UTC), 43 km (27 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1997-01-03 08:23:31 UTC
Depth
43.2 km (26.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.112° N, 149.054° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 116 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.633 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 10866 days ago · 61 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.941 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 10866 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.616 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10865 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.79 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10864 days ago · 59 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.013 km WSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10864 days ago · 40 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.75 km WNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10862 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.722 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10861 days ago · 52 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.329 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10861 days ago · 40 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.955 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10860 days ago · 79 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.749 km N of Chase, Alaska · 10860 days ago · 83 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.928 km NE of Petersville, Alaska · 10860 days ago · 73 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.553 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10859 days ago · 58 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.026 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10858 days ago · 66 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.414 km WSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10857 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.043 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10855 days ago · 31 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.859 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10854 days ago · 78 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.521 km S of Knik River, Alaska · 10854 days ago · 34 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.958 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10853 days ago · 80 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.844 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10853 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.834 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10852 days ago · 56 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 3.484 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10851 days ago · 50 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.617 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10851 days ago · 37 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 1.926 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10850 days ago · 39 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 1.92 km SSW of Talkeetna, Alaska · 10850 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 2.011 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10850 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.885 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10850 days ago · 40 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 2.552 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10849 days ago · 79 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.235 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10849 days ago · 34 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.850 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10848 days ago · 31 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 1.919 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10848 days ago · 31 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.164 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10846 days ago · 45 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 1.778 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10846 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 2.06 km W of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 10846 days ago · 38 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.25 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10846 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 2.125 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10842 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.932 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 10841 days ago · 59 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 2.112 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 10841 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 2.223 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 10839 days ago · 36 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 3.064 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 10838 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 3.734 km N of Chase, Alaska · 10838 days ago · 87 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 1.920 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10838 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.816 km W of Willow, Alaska · 10838 days ago · 45 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.959 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10837 days ago · 78 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.612 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 10836 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 3.068 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10835 days ago · 62 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 2.526 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10834 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 1.931 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10834 days ago · 64 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.98 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 10834 days ago · 64 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.826 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 10833 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 2.319 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10833 days ago · 43 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 1.735 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10833 days ago · 39 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 3.070 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10832 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 2.127 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 10832 days ago · 37 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 2.453 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10832 days ago · 75 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 2.126 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10831 days ago · 41 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 1.643 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10831 days ago · 36 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 2.911 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10830 days ago · 65 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 2.08 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10830 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 2.48 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10830 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 2.39 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10830 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 116.

Before

  1. 1.727 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10867 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.27 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 10869 days ago · 36 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.15 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 10869 days ago · 34 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.963 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10870 days ago · 45 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.941 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10870 days ago · 36 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.752 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10870 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.526 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10871 days ago · 49 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.917 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10871 days ago · 55 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.841 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10871 days ago · 38 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.862 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 10871 days ago · 67 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.721 km SSW of Knik River, Alaska · 10874 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.125 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10875 days ago · 70 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.616 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10876 days ago · 54 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.16 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 10877 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.945 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10878 days ago · 79 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 3.224 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10879 days ago · 48 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.744 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10880 days ago · 34 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.436 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10880 days ago · 29 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.18 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10880 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.444 km N of Chase, Alaska · 10881 days ago · 77 km deep · 97 km away

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