Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 28 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 28 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska on Wed, Jun 11, 1997, 2:41 PM AKDT (22:41 UTC), 36 km (22 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
1997-06-11 22:41:39 UTC
Depth
36.0 km (22.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.025° N, 148.903° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 101 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.039 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10707 days ago · 57 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.619 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 10707 days ago · 47 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.572 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10706 days ago · 61 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.34 km WSW of Eagle River, Alaska · 10704 days ago · 46 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.84 km N of Houston, Alaska · 10704 days ago · 40 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.8Southern Alaska · 10702 days ago · 39 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.718 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10702 days ago · 51 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.735 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10702 days ago · 60 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.619 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10702 days ago · 38 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.728 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10699 days ago · 76 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.975 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10699 days ago · 60 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.730 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10699 days ago · -3 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 3.727 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10698 days ago · 45 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.733 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10697 days ago · 65 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.55 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 10696 days ago · 43 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 3.95 km NW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10696 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.05 km WNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10696 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.038 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10695 days ago · 69 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 3.46 km SW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 10693 days ago · 40 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.034 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 10693 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.58 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10693 days ago · 49 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 4.08 km SW of Gateway, Alaska · 10692 days ago · 38 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.94 km W of Houston, Alaska · 10692 days ago · 40 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.74 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 10692 days ago · 39 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.653 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10692 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 2.77 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 10692 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.661 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 10692 days ago · 63 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.730 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10691 days ago · 50 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 2.113 km NNE of Glacier View, Alaska · 10689 days ago · 38 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.533 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10689 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.64 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 10689 days ago · 44 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 2.113 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10688 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 1.65 km NW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10687 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 1.9Southern Alaska · 10686 days ago · 44 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.660 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10686 days ago · 61 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 1.617 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 10686 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 2.528 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10685 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 1.825 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10685 days ago · 37 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 2.07 km S of Houston, Alaska · 10684 days ago · 48 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.96 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 10684 days ago · 43 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 2.038 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 10683 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 2.59 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 10683 days ago · 45 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 2.138 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10683 days ago · 51 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 2.115 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 10682 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 1.844 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10682 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 2.24 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 10682 days ago · 41 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 2.072 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10682 days ago · 64 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 1.77 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10681 days ago · 41 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 1.5Central Alaska · 10681 days ago · 43 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 2.547 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10680 days ago · 78 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 2.267 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 10680 days ago · 74 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 1.55 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 10679 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 1.69 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 10678 days ago · 36 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 1.83 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 10676 days ago · 41 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 1.954 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10674 days ago · 75 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 1.55 km N of Knik River, Alaska · 10673 days ago · 31 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 2.08 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10673 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 2.234 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10673 days ago · 31 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 1.719 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10673 days ago · 45 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 2.26 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10671 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 101.

Before

  1. 1.69 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10708 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.316 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 10708 days ago · 37 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.610 km SE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 10709 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.116 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10709 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.157 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10709 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.842 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10712 days ago · 75 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.526 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10714 days ago · 51 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.918 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 10714 days ago · 40 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.564 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10715 days ago · 53 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.131 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10715 days ago · 36 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.610 km W of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10716 days ago · 36 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.69 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 10717 days ago · 37 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.923 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10717 days ago · 76 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.77 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 10717 days ago · 47 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.95 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 10717 days ago · 41 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.915 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10717 days ago · 38 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.741 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10718 days ago · 36 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.561 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10719 days ago · 45 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 3.3Southern Alaska · 10720 days ago · 37 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.430 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10721 days ago · 39 km deep · 71 km away

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