M2.4 earthquake 20 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 20 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska on Fri, Mar 28, 1997, 5:42 AM AKST (14:42 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 48 km N 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
- 2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1997-03-28 14:42:07 UTC
- Depth
- 26.7 km (16.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 60.913° N, 147.046° 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: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.951 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 10783 days ago · 29 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.556 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10782 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.155 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10782 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.646 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10782 days ago · 30 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.828 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 10781 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.535 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10780 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.842 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10780 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.641 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10777 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.828 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10777 days ago · 23 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.018 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10776 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.539 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10775 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.956 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 10775 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.753 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 10774 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.529 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10773 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.812 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10772 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.926 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10772 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.549 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10771 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.737 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10770 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.117 km SE of Valdez, Alaska · 10769 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.154 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10768 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.648 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10768 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.547 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 10767 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.133 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 10766 days ago · 31 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.742 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 10765 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.938 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10765 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.648 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10764 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.849 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 10764 days ago · 34 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.941 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 10764 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.814 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 10763 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.748 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10762 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.542 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 10761 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.339 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 10760 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.86 km SSW of Valdez, Alaska · 10760 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.08 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 10760 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.950 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10759 days ago · 27 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.1Southern Alaska · 10759 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.349 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 10759 days ago · 32 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.048 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10759 days ago · 30 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.748 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10759 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.048 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10759 days ago · 31 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.345 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10759 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.826 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10758 days ago · 29 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.647 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10758 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.239 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10756 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.540 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10754 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.516 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10754 days ago · 27 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 10754 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.533 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10752 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.824 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 10752 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.948 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10750 days ago · 34 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.826 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10749 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.843 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 10749 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.546 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10748 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.342 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10747 days ago · 30 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.936 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10747 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.351 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10746 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.935 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10746 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.639 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10742 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.527 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10742 days ago · 34 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.935 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10741 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
The first 60 of 77.
Before
- 2.044 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 10783 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.347 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 10783 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.034 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10783 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.035 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10784 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.215 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 10786 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.637 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 10786 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.636 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10787 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 10788 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.641 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10789 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.840 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10791 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.843 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 10793 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.043 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10795 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.531 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10795 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.945 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10797 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.9Southern Alaska · 10797 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.148 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10798 days ago · 32 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.950 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10799 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.143 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10800 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.935 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10801 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.124 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 10803 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
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