Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 49 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 49 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska on Tue, Apr 8, 1997, 3:44 PM AKDT (23:44 UTC), 21 km (13 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1997-04-08 23:44:55 UTC
Depth
20.5 km (12.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.564° N, 146.528° 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
18

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.117 km SE of Valdez, Alaska · 10769 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.154 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10768 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.648 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10768 days ago · 32 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.547 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 10767 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.133 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 10766 days ago · 31 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.938 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10765 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.849 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 10764 days ago · 34 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.814 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 10763 days ago · 31 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.748 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10762 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 3.339 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 10760 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.86 km SSW of Valdez, Alaska · 10760 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.08 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 10760 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.950 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10759 days ago · 27 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.1Southern Alaska · 10759 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.349 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 10759 days ago · 32 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 4.048 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10759 days ago · 30 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.748 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10759 days ago · 20 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.048 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10759 days ago · 31 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.345 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10759 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.826 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10758 days ago · 29 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 1.647 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10758 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.239 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10756 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 2.19 km W of Glacier View, Alaska · 10754 days ago · 34 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 1.540 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10754 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 1.516 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10754 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 10753 days ago · 35 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 1.533 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10752 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 1.948 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10750 days ago · 34 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 1.826 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10749 days ago · 28 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 1.546 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10748 days ago · 24 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 2.314 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10747 days ago · 40 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 2.342 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10747 days ago · 30 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 1.936 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10747 days ago · 31 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 2.639 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10742 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 1.527 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10741 days ago · 34 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 1.935 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10741 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 1.519 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10741 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 2.012 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10739 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 4.015 km SSE of Kenny Lake, Alaska · 10737 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.425 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10736 days ago · 37 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 1.743 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10735 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 1.614 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 10733 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 1.562 km S of Glacier View, AK · 10732 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 2.743 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10732 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 1.558 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 10730 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 1.827 km ESE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10729 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.746 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10727 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 2.043 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10727 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 1.926 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10725 days ago · 40 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.043 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 10721 days ago · 30 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 2.430 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10721 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 1.818 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10720 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 1.642 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10719 days ago · 21 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 1.645 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10718 days ago · 27 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 1.539 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10714 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 2.149 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10713 days ago · 37 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 1.926 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10771 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.812 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10772 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.715 km W of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10774 days ago · 37 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.956 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 10774 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.539 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10775 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.04 km ENE of Nelchina, Alaska · 10775 days ago · 55 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.018 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10776 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.828 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10776 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.641 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10777 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.722 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10778 days ago · 34 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.57 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10780 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.842 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 10780 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.535 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10780 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.828 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 10781 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.646 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 10782 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.951 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 10782 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.420 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 10783 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.044 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 10783 days ago · 28 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.347 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 10783 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.034 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 10783 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away

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