M1.7 earthquake 37 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 37 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska on Thu, Jun 5, 1997, 4:41 AM AKDT (12:41 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 50 km WNW 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
- 1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1997-06-05 12:41:35 UTC
- Depth
- 21.4 km (13.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 60.698° N, 147.276° 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
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.539 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10714 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.553 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10711 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.840 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10710 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.032 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10707 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.622 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10707 days ago · 29 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.09 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10707 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.221 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10705 days ago · 28 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.440 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 10704 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.539 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10704 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.455 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10704 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.160 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 10704 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.055 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10703 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.255 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10703 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.654 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10703 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.442 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10703 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.864 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10702 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.249 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 10697 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.817 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 10696 days ago · -2 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.337 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 10695 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.839 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 10695 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.530 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10693 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.034 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 10693 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.58 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 10693 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.320 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10692 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.244 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 10691 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.550 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 10691 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.634 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10690 days ago · 21 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.320 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10690 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.533 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10689 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.156 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10687 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.914 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 10686 days ago · 46 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.023 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 10685 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.837 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10684 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.158 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10683 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.826 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10683 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.431 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10682 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.936 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10680 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.556 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 10678 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.842 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10677 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.755 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10676 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.050 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10675 days ago · 32 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.844 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 10674 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.947 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10674 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.045 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10673 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.651 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10669 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.034 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 10668 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.643 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 10668 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 10668 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.644 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 10666 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.851 km SW of Cordova, Alaska · 10665 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.646 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 10662 days ago · 36 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.653 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 10661 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.611 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 10660 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.715 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 10659 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.138 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10658 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.537 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10656 days ago · 31 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.66 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 10655 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
Before
- 1.552 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10715 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.936 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10715 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.353 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10716 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.036 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10718 days ago · 20 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.837 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 10718 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.710 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 10719 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.642 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10720 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.236 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 10720 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.037 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 10720 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.5Southern Alaska · 10720 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.818 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10720 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.151 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10726 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.043 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10727 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.942 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 10727 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.746 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10727 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.827 km ESE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10729 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.336 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10730 days ago · 21 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.558 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 10731 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.743 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10732 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.562 km S of Glacier View, AK · 10732 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
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