Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 3 km WNW of Trapper Creek, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 3 km WNW of Trapper Creek, Alaska on Sun, May 18, 1997, 2:45 AM AKDT (10:45 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 26 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1997-05-18 10:45:15 UTC
Depth
11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.322° N, 150.289° 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: 161 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.35 km NNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10732 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.54 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 10731 days ago · 42 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.746 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10731 days ago · 74 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.659 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10730 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.763 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10730 days ago · 118 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.84 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 10730 days ago · 74 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.83 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 10729 days ago · 36 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.014 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 10728 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.111 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 10728 days ago · 45 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.629 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 10728 days ago · 72 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 3.075 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 10728 days ago · 60 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.921 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10727 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.828 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10727 days ago · 65 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.344 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10727 days ago · 76 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.014 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 10727 days ago · 55 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.71 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10727 days ago · 61 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.922 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10726 days ago · 41 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.040 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 10725 days ago · 78 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.728 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10725 days ago · 57 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 3.130 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10723 days ago · 55 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 2.644 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10723 days ago · 107 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 2.56 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 10723 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.711 km N of Susitna North, Alaska · 10722 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 1.824 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10722 days ago · 61 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 2.026 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10721 days ago · 57 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 2.139 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10720 days ago · 108 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 2.121 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 10719 days ago · 61 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 3.3Southern Alaska · 10719 days ago · 37 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 2.834 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 10719 days ago · 60 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 1.561 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10719 days ago · 45 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 3.221 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10719 days ago · 65 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 2.563 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10718 days ago · 110 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 3.147 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10718 days ago · 81 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 2.425 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10718 days ago · 85 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 1.99 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10718 days ago · 75 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 3.660 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10718 days ago · 106 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 1.915 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10717 days ago · 38 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 1.95 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 10716 days ago · 41 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 2.77 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 10716 days ago · 47 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 2.923 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10716 days ago · 76 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 1.69 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 10716 days ago · 37 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 1.646 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10716 days ago · 86 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 1.610 km W of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10716 days ago · 36 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 3.139 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10715 days ago · 104 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 2.822 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 10715 days ago · 69 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 2.131 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10715 days ago · 36 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 2.453 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10715 days ago · 99 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 1.564 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10715 days ago · 53 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 1.522 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10714 days ago · -3 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 2.918 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 10714 days ago · 40 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 1.526 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10714 days ago · 51 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 2.267 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 10712 days ago · 108 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 1.842 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10712 days ago · 75 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 2.157 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10709 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.74 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 10708 days ago · 57 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.610 km SE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 10708 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 1.817 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10708 days ago · 81 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 2.316 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 10707 days ago · 37 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 1.628 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10707 days ago · 36 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 2.039 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10707 days ago · 57 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 161.

Before

  1. 1.515 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10732 days ago · 54 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.56 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 10732 days ago · 34 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.88 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10733 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.634 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10734 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.238 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10735 days ago · 94 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.860 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10736 days ago · 90 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.813 km NW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10736 days ago · 40 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.629 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 10736 days ago · 107 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.575 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10736 days ago · 114 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.715 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10738 days ago · 40 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.610 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10738 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.14 km E of Petersville, Alaska · 10738 days ago · 72 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.354 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10738 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.525 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 10738 days ago · 86 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.430 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 10738 days ago · 117 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.653 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10738 days ago · 72 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 3.96 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 10738 days ago · 48 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.17 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 10739 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.820 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10740 days ago · 49 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.835 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 10741 days ago · 63 km deep · 47 km away

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