Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 34 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 34 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska on Fri, May 16, 1997, 6:19 AM AKDT (14:19 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 8 km SW of Gateway, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1997-05-16 14:19:16 UTC
Depth
15.6 km (9.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.060° N, 149.029° 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
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 107 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.88 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10733 days ago · 37 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.56 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 10733 days ago · 34 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.17 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10733 days ago · 44 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.515 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10732 days ago · 54 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.43 km WNW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10732 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.35 km NNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10732 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.54 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 10731 days ago · 42 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.746 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10731 days ago · 74 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.659 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10730 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.83 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 10730 days ago · 36 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.974 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10730 days ago · 64 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.014 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 10728 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.111 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 10728 days ago · 45 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 3.075 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 10728 days ago · 60 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.921 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10728 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.344 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10727 days ago · 76 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.71 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10727 days ago · 61 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.922 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10726 days ago · 41 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.728 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10725 days ago · 57 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.926 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10725 days ago · 40 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 2.56 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 10723 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 1.711 km N of Susitna North, Alaska · 10723 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 1.88 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10721 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 2.430 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10721 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.121 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 10720 days ago · 61 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 3.3Southern Alaska · 10720 days ago · 37 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 1.561 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10719 days ago · 45 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 1.741 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10718 days ago · 36 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 1.915 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10717 days ago · 38 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.95 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 10717 days ago · 41 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 2.77 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 10717 days ago · 47 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 2.923 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10717 days ago · 76 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 1.69 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 10717 days ago · 37 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 1.610 km W of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10716 days ago · 36 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 2.131 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10715 days ago · 36 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 1.564 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10715 days ago · 53 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 2.918 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 10714 days ago · 40 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 1.526 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10714 days ago · 51 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 1.842 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10712 days ago · 75 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 2.157 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10709 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 2.116 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10709 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 1.74 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 10709 days ago · 57 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 1.610 km SE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 10709 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 2.316 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 10708 days ago · 37 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 1.69 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10708 days ago · 42 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 1.628 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10708 days ago · 36 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 2.039 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10707 days ago · 57 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 1.619 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 10707 days ago · 47 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 1.572 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10706 days ago · 61 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 2.34 km WSW of Eagle River, Alaska · 10704 days ago · 46 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 1.84 km N of Houston, Alaska · 10704 days ago · 40 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 1.8Southern Alaska · 10702 days ago · 39 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 1.718 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10702 days ago · 51 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.735 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10702 days ago · 60 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 1.619 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10702 days ago · 38 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 1.951 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10700 days ago · 75 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 1.728 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10699 days ago · 76 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 2.975 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10699 days ago · 60 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 1.730 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10699 days ago · -3 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 3.727 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10698 days ago · 45 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of 107.

Before

  1. 1.554 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10735 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.62 km NW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 10735 days ago · 37 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.682 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10735 days ago · 37 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.425 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10736 days ago · 37 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.813 km NW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10737 days ago · 40 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.57 km ESE of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 10737 days ago · 37 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.715 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10738 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.14 km E of Petersville, Alaska · 10738 days ago · 72 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.653 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10739 days ago · 72 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 3.96 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 10739 days ago · 48 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.17 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 10739 days ago · 42 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.820 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10741 days ago · 49 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.835 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 10741 days ago · 63 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.527 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10742 days ago · 34 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 3.858 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10742 days ago · 84 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.718 km W of Willow, Alaska · 10742 days ago · 40 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.82 km E of Houston, Alaska · 10742 days ago · 39 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 3.011 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 10743 days ago · 47 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.05 km WSW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10743 days ago · 31 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.514 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10743 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away

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