M1.9 earthquake 44 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska

Magnitude

1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Fri, Feb 21, 1997, 2:31 PM AKST

UTC

1997-02-21 23:31:19 UTC

Depth

22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

60.879° N, 147.498° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

24

• Valdez, AlaskaPopulation 3,870. Forecast68 kmWSW
• Eagle River, AlaskaPopulation 24,793. Forecast122 kmESE
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast135 kmESE

After

1. 1.625 km NW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSat, Feb 22, 5:01 PM AKST · 10816 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
2. 1.640 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaSun, Feb 23, 4:18 AM AKST · 10816 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
3. 1.75 km SSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaMon, Feb 24, 12:04 AM AKST · 10815 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
4. 2.336 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaMon, Feb 24, 2:49 AM AKST · 10815 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
5. 1.729 km WNW of Valdez, AlaskaMon, Feb 24, 3:54 PM AKST · 10814 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
6. 1.936 km NW of Valdez, AlaskaThu, Feb 27, 5:07 PM AKST · 10811 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away
7. 1.740 km S of Glacier View, AlaskaFri, Feb 28, 7:00 AM AKST · 10811 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
8. 2.016 km SE of Glacier View, AlaskaFri, Feb 28, 11:44 AM AKST · 10810 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
9. 1.524 km S of Whittier, AlaskaSat, Mar 1, 2:11 AM AKST · 10810 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
10. 3.134 km SE of Knik River, AlaskaSat, Mar 1, 11:29 PM AKST · 10809 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
11. 2.115 km SE of Girdwood, AlaskaSat, Mar 1, 11:57 PM AKST · 10809 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
12. 2.337 km NW of Valdez, AlaskaSun, Mar 2, 3:58 AM AKST · 10809 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
13. 1.525 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaSun, Mar 2, 7:22 PM AKST · 10808 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
14. 1.833 km SSW of Glacier View, AlaskaSun, Mar 2, 9:42 PM AKST · 10808 days ago · 30 km deep · 76 km away
15. 2.045 km S of Glacier View, AlaskaSun, Mar 2, 11:21 PM AKST · 10808 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
16. 1.619 km NE of Moose Pass, AlaskaMon, Mar 3, 5:18 AM AKST · 10808 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
17. 1.656 km SW of Tatitlek, AlaskaTue, Mar 4, 2:48 PM AKST · 10806 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
18. 1.939 km NW of Valdez, AlaskaWed, Mar 5, 10:41 AM AKST · 10805 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
19. 1.754 km E of Whittier, AlaskaThu, Mar 6, 9:20 PM AKST · 10804 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
20. 1.741 km WSW of Tatitlek, AKFri, Mar 7, 2:15 AM AKST · 10804 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
21. 1.637 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaFri, Mar 7, 11:37 PM AKST · 10803 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
22. 2.124 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaSat, Mar 8, 6:53 AM AKST · 10803 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
23. 1.935 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaMon, Mar 10, 5:41 AM AKST · 10801 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
24. 2.143 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaTue, Mar 11, 12:07 AM AKST · 10800 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
25. 1.950 km NW of Valdez, AlaskaTue, Mar 11, 8:25 PM AKST · 10799 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
26. 2.148 km N of Valdez, AlaskaWed, Mar 12, 9:28 PM AKST · 10798 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away
27. 1.945 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Mar 14, 6:34 AM AKST · 10797 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
28. 1.531 km NW of Valdez, AlaskaSun, Mar 16, 2:07 AM AKST · 10795 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
29. 2.043 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaSun, Mar 16, 8:25 AM AKST · 10795 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
30. 1.840 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaWed, Mar 19, 10:33 PM AKST · 10791 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
31. 1.641 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSat, Mar 22, 1:10 AM AKST · 10789 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
32. 1.7Southern AlaskaSat, Mar 22, 2:39 PM AKST · 10788 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
33. 1.636 km NW of Valdez, AlaskaSun, Mar 23, 2:35 PM AKST · 10787 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
34. 3.637 km E of Knik River, AlaskaTue, Mar 25, 2:18 AM AKST · 10786 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
35. 2.215 km S of Glacier View, AlaskaTue, Mar 25, 3:54 AM AKST · 10786 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
36. 2.035 km NW of Valdez, AlaskaThu, Mar 27, 8:15 AM AKST · 10784 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
37. 2.034 km NW of Valdez, AlaskaThu, Mar 27, 3:34 PM AKST · 10783 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
38. 2.347 km SSE of Nelchina, AlaskaThu, Mar 27, 9:19 PM AKST · 10783 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
39. 2.420 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Mar 28, 5:42 AM AKST · 10783 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away
40. 1.951 km NE of Whittier, AlaskaFri, Mar 28, 1:09 PM AKST · 10782 days ago · 29 km deep · 37 km away
41. 1.556 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Mar 28, 11:44 PM AKST · 10782 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
42. 2.155 km SW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSat, Mar 29, 3:34 AM AKST · 10782 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
43. 1.646 km N of Valdez, AlaskaSat, Mar 29, 8:00 AM AKST · 10782 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
44. 1.828 km S of Glacier View, AlaskaSat, Mar 29, 10:28 PM AKST · 10781 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
45. 1.535 km NW of Valdez, AlaskaSun, Mar 30, 5:28 PM AKST · 10780 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
46. 1.842 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaSun, Mar 30, 8:23 PM AKST · 10780 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
47. 1.641 km W of Tatitlek, AlaskaWed, Apr 2, 9:33 PM AKST · 10777 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
48. 1.828 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaThu, Apr 3, 11:57 AM AKST · 10776 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away
49. 2.018 km NW of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Apr 4, 3:13 AM AKST · 10776 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
50. 1.539 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Apr 4, 5:18 PM AKST · 10775 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
51. 1.956 km SSE of Glacier View, AlaskaSat, Apr 5, 12:01 PM AKST · 10774 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
52. 1.753 km E of Whittier, AlaskaSat, Apr 5, 7:14 PM AKST · 10774 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
53. 1.529 km SW of Tatitlek, AlaskaMon, Apr 7, 12:06 PM AKDT · 10772 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
54. 1.812 km WNW of Valdez, AlaskaTue, Apr 8, 1:54 AM AKDT · 10772 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
55. 1.926 km NW of Valdez, AlaskaTue, Apr 8, 12:44 PM AKDT · 10771 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
56. 1.549 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaTue, Apr 8, 3:44 PM AKDT · 10771 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
57. 2.737 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaThu, Apr 10, 1:53 AM AKDT · 10770 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
58. 3.117 km SE of Valdez, AlaskaFri, Apr 11, 11:19 AM AKDT · 10768 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
59. 2.154 km W of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Apr 11, 2:17 PM AKDT · 10768 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
60. 1.718 km NNW of Girdwood, AlaskaSat, Apr 12, 12:58 PM AKDT · 10767 days ago · 40 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of 82.

Before

1. 2.519 km SE of Valdez, AlaskaThu, Feb 20, 5:32 PM AKST · 10818 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
2. 1.817 km NNE of Moose Pass, AlaskaWed, Feb 19, 11:22 PM AKST · 10819 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
3. 1.632 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, AlaskaWed, Feb 19, 7:32 PM AKST · 10819 days ago · 34 km deep · 97 km away
4. 1.842 km NE of Whittier, AlaskaMon, Feb 17, 11:50 AM AKST · 10821 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
5. 1.546 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaMon, Feb 17, 8:49 AM AKST · 10822 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
6. 1.643 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaThu, Feb 13, 1:29 AM AKST · 10826 days ago · 44 km deep · 79 km away
7. 3.745 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaWed, Feb 12, 10:19 PM AKST · 10826 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
8. 1.754 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaTue, Feb 11, 7:14 PM AKST · 10827 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
9. 1.648 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaTue, Feb 11, 1:17 PM AKST · 10827 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
10. 1.740 km NE of Whittier, AlaskaSun, Feb 9, 12:42 PM AKST · 10829 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
11. 1.638 km WNW of Valdez, AlaskaSat, Feb 8, 11:32 PM AKST · 10830 days ago · 28 km deep · 57 km away
12. 2.335 km NW of Valdez, AlaskaSat, Feb 8, 3:30 AM AKST · 10831 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
13. 1.514 km E of Chenega, AlaskaWed, Feb 5, 10:05 PM AKST · 10833 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
14. 2.231 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaWed, Feb 5, 5:03 PM AKST · 10833 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
15. 2.0Southern AlaskaWed, Feb 5, 4:13 PM AKST · 10833 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
16. 2.051 km ENE of Chenega, AlaskaWed, Feb 5, 4:11 AM AKST · 10834 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
17. 1.946 km SSE of Glacier View, AlaskaTue, Feb 4, 8:57 AM AKST · 10835 days ago · 31 km deep · 59 km away
18. 2.350 km SSE of Glacier View, AlaskaMon, Feb 3, 11:19 PM AKST · 10835 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
19. 1.544 km S of Glacier View, AlaskaSun, Feb 2, 5:01 PM AKST · 10836 days ago · 32 km deep · 59 km away
20. 1.528 km W of Tatitlek, AlaskaSun, Feb 2, 4:02 PM AKST · 10836 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak9972edtpbz. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:24 AM UTC.