M1.5 earthquake 33 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 33 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska on Mon, Apr 28, 1997, 7:01 AM AKDT (15:01 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 55 km SW of Tatitlek, 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
- 1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1997-04-28 15:01:20 UTC
- Depth
- 22.1 km (13.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 60.999° N, 147.231° 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
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.824 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 10752 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.948 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10750 days ago · 34 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.826 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10749 days ago · 28 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.843 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 10749 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.546 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10748 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.342 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10747 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.936 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10747 days ago · 31 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.351 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10747 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.935 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10746 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.639 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10742 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.527 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10742 days ago · 34 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.935 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10741 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.519 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10741 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.728 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 10740 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.012 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10740 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.542 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 10739 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.945 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10737 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.659 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 10736 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.743 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10736 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.614 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 10733 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.562 km S of Glacier View, AK · 10732 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.743 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10732 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.558 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 10731 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.336 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10730 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.827 km ESE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10730 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.746 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10727 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.942 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 10727 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.043 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10727 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.151 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10726 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.043 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 10721 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.818 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10720 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.5Southern Alaska · 10720 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.037 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 10720 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.236 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 10720 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.642 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10720 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.645 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10719 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.837 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 10718 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.036 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10718 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.353 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10716 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.936 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10716 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.552 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10715 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.737 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10714 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.539 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10714 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.149 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10714 days ago · 37 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.553 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10711 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.840 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10710 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.547 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10709 days ago · 40 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.032 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10707 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.622 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10707 days ago · 29 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.09 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10707 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.221 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10705 days ago · 28 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.539 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10704 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.455 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10704 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.055 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10703 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.255 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10703 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.654 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10703 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.442 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10703 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.864 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10703 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.249 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 10698 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.337 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 10695 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
The first 60 of 64.
Before
- 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 10754 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.516 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10754 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.540 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10754 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.19 km W of Glacier View, Alaska · 10755 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.239 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10756 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.647 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10758 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.826 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10759 days ago · 29 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.345 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10759 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.048 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10759 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.748 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10759 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.048 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10759 days ago · 30 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.349 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 10759 days ago · 32 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.1Southern Alaska · 10759 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.950 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10759 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.08 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 10760 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.86 km SSW of Valdez, Alaska · 10760 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.339 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 10760 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.542 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 10761 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.748 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10762 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.814 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 10763 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away
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