Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 29 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 29 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska on Wed, Jan 8, 1997, 3:53 PM AKST (00:53 UTC), 40 km (25 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
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1997-01-09 00:53:10 UTC
Depth
39.5 km (24.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.045° N, 148.796° 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
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 108 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.553 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10860 days ago · 58 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.026 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10858 days ago · 66 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.414 km WSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10858 days ago · 39 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.652 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 10856 days ago · 32 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.043 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10855 days ago · 31 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.942 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 10854 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.521 km S of Knik River, Alaska · 10854 days ago · 34 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.844 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10853 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.834 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10852 days ago · 56 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 3.484 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10852 days ago · 50 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.617 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10851 days ago · 37 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.926 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10851 days ago · 39 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.92 km SSW of Talkeetna, Alaska · 10851 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.011 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10850 days ago · 43 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.885 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10850 days ago · 40 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.235 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10849 days ago · 34 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.850 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10849 days ago · 31 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.919 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10848 days ago · 31 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.164 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10847 days ago · 45 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.778 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10847 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 2.06 km W of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 10847 days ago · 38 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 2.25 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10846 days ago · 40 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 2.125 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10842 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 2.112 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 10841 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.223 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 10839 days ago · 36 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 3.064 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 10839 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.920 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10838 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 1.816 km W of Willow, Alaska · 10838 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 2.245 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 10837 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.612 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 10837 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 1.544 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 10837 days ago · 32 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 3.068 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10836 days ago · 62 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 2.526 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10835 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 1.826 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 10833 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 2.319 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10833 days ago · 43 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 1.735 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10833 days ago · 39 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 3.070 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10832 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 2.127 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 10832 days ago · 37 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 2.126 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10832 days ago · 41 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 1.643 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10832 days ago · 36 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 2.911 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10831 days ago · 65 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 2.08 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10831 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 2.48 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10830 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 2.39 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10830 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 1.844 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10830 days ago · 44 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 1.59 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10829 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 1.927 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 10828 days ago · 53 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 2.457 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10827 days ago · 40 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 2.917 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10827 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 1.95 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10826 days ago · 51 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 1.843 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10825 days ago · 30 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 2.12 km SW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10825 days ago · -2 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 1.924 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10825 days ago · 59 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 1.68 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10823 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 3.153 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 10823 days ago · 66 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 2.819 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10823 days ago · 36 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 2.274 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10823 days ago · 54 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 4.319 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 10822 days ago · 48 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 2.119 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 10822 days ago · 52 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 4.720 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10822 days ago · 47 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of 108.

Before

  1. 2.722 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10862 days ago · 52 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.75 km WNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10863 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.013 km WSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10864 days ago · 40 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.79 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10865 days ago · 59 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.616 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10866 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.941 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 10866 days ago · 38 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.540 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10867 days ago · 43 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.727 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10868 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.27 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 10869 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.15 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 10869 days ago · 34 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.963 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10870 days ago · 45 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.941 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10870 days ago · 36 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.752 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10870 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.526 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10871 days ago · 49 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.917 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10871 days ago · 55 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.841 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10872 days ago · 38 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.862 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 10872 days ago · 67 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.721 km SSW of Knik River, Alaska · 10874 days ago · 31 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.125 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10875 days ago · 70 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.616 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10876 days ago · 54 km deep · 45 km away

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