M2.2 earthquake 31 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 31 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska on Wed, Feb 5, 1997, 5:03 PM AKST (02:03 UTC), 23 km (15 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 45 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1997-02-06 02:03:45 UTC
- Depth
- 23.4 km (14.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 60.923° N, 147.255° 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
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.514 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 10833 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.335 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10831 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.638 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10830 days ago · 28 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.740 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 10829 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.648 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10827 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.754 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10827 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.745 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10826 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.643 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10826 days ago · 44 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.546 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10822 days ago · 31 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.842 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 10821 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.010 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 10819 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.632 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10819 days ago · 34 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.519 km SE of Valdez, Alaska · 10818 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.944 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10817 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.625 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10816 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.640 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10816 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.75 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10815 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.336 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10815 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.729 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10814 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.936 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10811 days ago · 30 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.740 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 10811 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.016 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 10810 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.524 km S of Whittier, Alaska · 10810 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.134 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 10809 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.115 km SE of Girdwood, Alaska · 10809 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.337 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10809 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.525 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 10808 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.833 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10808 days ago · 30 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.045 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 10808 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.656 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10806 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.939 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10805 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.754 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 10804 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.741 km WSW of Tatitlek, AK · 10804 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.637 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10803 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.124 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 10803 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.613 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10802 days ago · 37 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.935 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10801 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.143 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10800 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.950 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10799 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.148 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10798 days ago · 32 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.9Southern Alaska · 10797 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.945 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10797 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.531 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10795 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.043 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10795 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.843 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 10793 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.840 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10791 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.641 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10789 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 10788 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.636 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10787 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.637 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 10786 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.215 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 10786 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.035 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10784 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.034 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10783 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.347 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 10783 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.044 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 10783 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.420 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10783 days ago · 27 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.951 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 10782 days ago · 29 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.556 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10782 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.155 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10782 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.646 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10782 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away
The first 60 of 69.
Before
- 2.0Southern Alaska · 10833 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.051 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 10834 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.946 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 10835 days ago · 31 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.350 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 10835 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.544 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 10836 days ago · 32 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.528 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10836 days ago · 23 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.245 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 10837 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.048 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 10838 days ago · 28 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.938 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 10838 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.737 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 10839 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.544 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 10840 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.544 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 10840 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.950 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 10840 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.957 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10841 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.519 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10842 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.034 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 10843 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.736 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10843 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.734 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 10844 days ago · 27 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.948 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 10845 days ago · 27 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.735 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 10845 days ago · 27 km deep · 45 km away
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