M1.7 earthquake 53 km E of Whittier, Alaska

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Sat, Apr 5, 1997, 7:14 PM AKST

UTC

1997-04-06 04:14:19 UTC

Depth

11.7 km (7.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

60.837° N, 147.716° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

24

• Girdwood, AlaskaPopulation 2,250. Forecast79 kmE
• Eagle River, AlaskaPopulation 24,793. Forecast113 kmESE
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast125 kmESE

After

1. 1.529 km SW of Tatitlek, AlaskaMon, Apr 7, 12:06 PM AKDT · 10773 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
2. 1.812 km WNW of Valdez, AlaskaTue, Apr 8, 1:54 AM AKDT · 10772 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
3. 1.926 km NW of Valdez, AlaskaTue, Apr 8, 12:44 PM AKDT · 10772 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
4. 2.737 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaThu, Apr 10, 1:53 AM AKDT · 10770 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
5. 3.117 km SE of Valdez, AlaskaFri, Apr 11, 11:19 AM AKDT · 10769 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
6. 2.154 km W of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Apr 11, 2:17 PM AKDT · 10768 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
7. 1.718 km NNW of Girdwood, AlaskaSat, Apr 12, 12:58 PM AKDT · 10768 days ago · 40 km deep · 90 km away
8. 1.547 km S of Nelchina, AlaskaSun, Apr 13, 8:50 AM AKDT · 10767 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
9. 1.742 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaMon, Apr 14, 6:03 PM AKDT · 10765 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
10. 1.938 km SSE of Chickaloon, AlaskaTue, Apr 15, 3:58 AM AKDT · 10765 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
11. 1.648 km SSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaWed, Apr 16, 12:05 AM AKDT · 10764 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
12. 1.941 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaWed, Apr 16, 12:54 PM AKDT · 10764 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
13. 1.814 km SE of Glacier View, AlaskaThu, Apr 17, 1:55 AM AKDT · 10763 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
14. 1.748 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Apr 18, 10:31 AM AKDT · 10762 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
15. 1.542 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaSat, Apr 19, 6:54 AM AKDT · 10761 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
16. 3.339 km SSE of Glacier View, AlaskaSat, Apr 19, 9:06 PM AKDT · 10760 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
17. 1.86 km SSW of Valdez, AlaskaSun, Apr 20, 7:48 AM AKDT · 10760 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
18. 2.08 km S of Valdez, AlaskaSun, Apr 20, 8:29 AM AKDT · 10760 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
19. 2.1Southern AlaskaSun, Apr 20, 8:03 PM AKDT · 10759 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
20. 2.345 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaMon, Apr 21, 11:50 AM AKDT · 10759 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
21. 1.826 km NW of Valdez, AlaskaMon, Apr 21, 5:03 PM AKDT · 10758 days ago · 29 km deep · 73 km away
22. 1.647 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaTue, Apr 22, 2:34 AM AKDT · 10758 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
23. 2.239 km NW of Valdez, AlaskaWed, Apr 23, 11:55 PM AKDT · 10756 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
24. 1.540 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, AlaskaFri, Apr 25, 8:06 PM AKDT · 10754 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
25. 1.516 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Apr 25, 10:09 PM AKDT · 10754 days ago · 27 km deep · 42 km away
26. 1.533 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaMon, Apr 28, 7:01 AM AKDT · 10752 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
27. 2.824 km ESE of Whittier, AlaskaMon, Apr 28, 8:48 AM AKDT · 10752 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
28. 1.843 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaThu, May 1, 10:52 AM AKDT · 10749 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
29. 2.314 km NNW of Chenega, AlaskaFri, May 2, 10:12 AM AKDT · 10748 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
30. 2.351 km SSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSat, May 3, 2:42 PM AKDT · 10746 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
31. 2.810 km ENE of Moose Pass, AlaskaSat, May 3, 10:56 PM AKDT · 10746 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
32. 1.935 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSun, May 4, 8:46 AM AKDT · 10746 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away
33. 2.639 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaThu, May 8, 4:31 AM AKDT · 10742 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
34. 1.527 km SW of Glacier View, AlaskaThu, May 8, 1:23 PM AKDT · 10742 days ago · 34 km deep · 88 km away
35. 1.935 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaThu, May 8, 7:18 PM AKDT · 10741 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
36. 1.519 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaFri, May 9, 5:34 AM AKDT · 10741 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
37. 1.728 km SE of Whittier, AlaskaSat, May 10, 11:51 AM AKDT · 10740 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
38. 2.012 km NNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSat, May 10, 2:25 PM AKDT · 10739 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
39. 2.542 km NE of Chenega, AlaskaSat, May 10, 6:51 PM AKDT · 10739 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
40. 1.77 km SSW of Girdwood, AlaskaSun, May 11, 8:35 PM AKDT · 10738 days ago · 31 km deep · 82 km away
41. 1.945 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaTue, May 13, 6:43 AM AKDT · 10737 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
42. 1.659 km ESE of Whittier, AlaskaTue, May 13, 7:25 PM AKDT · 10736 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
43. 1.743 km WNW of Valdez, AlaskaWed, May 14, 3:39 PM AKDT · 10735 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
44. 1.614 km S of Valdez, AlaskaSat, May 17, 4:15 AM AKDT · 10733 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
45. 1.562 km S of Glacier View, AKSun, May 18, 2:36 AM AKDT · 10732 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
46. 2.743 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaSun, May 18, 11:10 AM AKDT · 10732 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
47. 1.558 km ENE of Whittier, AlaskaMon, May 19, 3:09 PM AKDT · 10730 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
48. 2.336 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaTue, May 20, 6:26 AM AKDT · 10730 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
49. 1.827 km ESE of Tatitlek, AlaskaTue, May 20, 6:10 PM AKDT · 10729 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
50. 1.746 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaFri, May 23, 5:34 AM AKDT · 10727 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
51. 1.942 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaFri, May 23, 6:10 AM AKDT · 10727 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
52. 2.043 km NW of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, May 23, 10:39 AM AKDT · 10727 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
53. 2.151 km S of Tatitlek, AlaskaSat, May 24, 4:55 AM AKDT · 10726 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
54. 1.818 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaThu, May 29, 11:49 PM AKDT · 10720 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
55. 1.5Southern AlaskaFri, May 30, 11:56 AM AKDT · 10720 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
56. 2.037 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaFri, May 30, 12:04 PM AKDT · 10720 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
57. 2.236 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaFri, May 30, 12:43 PM AKDT · 10720 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
58. 1.642 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaFri, May 30, 2:21 PM AKDT · 10719 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
59. 1.710 km E of Chenega, AlaskaSat, May 31, 10:10 AM AKDT · 10719 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
60. 2.837 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaSun, Jun 1, 10:17 AM AKDT · 10718 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

1. 1.956 km SSE of Glacier View, AlaskaSat, Apr 5, 12:01 PM AKST · 10775 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
2. 1.539 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Apr 4, 5:18 PM AKST · 10775 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
3. 2.018 km NW of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Apr 4, 3:13 AM AKST · 10776 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
4. 1.828 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaThu, Apr 3, 11:57 AM AKST · 10777 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
5. 1.641 km W of Tatitlek, AlaskaWed, Apr 2, 9:33 PM AKST · 10777 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
6. 1.842 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaSun, Mar 30, 8:23 PM AKST · 10780 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
7. 1.535 km NW of Valdez, AlaskaSun, Mar 30, 5:28 PM AKST · 10780 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
8. 1.828 km S of Glacier View, AlaskaSat, Mar 29, 10:28 PM AKST · 10781 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
9. 2.43 km ESE of Sunrise, AlaskaSat, Mar 29, 4:38 AM AKST · 10782 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away
10. 2.155 km SW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSat, Mar 29, 3:34 AM AKST · 10782 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
11. 1.556 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Mar 28, 11:44 PM AKST · 10782 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
12. 1.951 km NE of Whittier, AlaskaFri, Mar 28, 1:09 PM AKST · 10782 days ago · 29 km deep · 33 km away
13. 2.420 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Mar 28, 5:42 AM AKST · 10783 days ago · 27 km deep · 37 km away
14. 2.034 km NW of Valdez, AlaskaThu, Mar 27, 3:34 PM AKST · 10783 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
15. 2.035 km NW of Valdez, AlaskaThu, Mar 27, 8:15 AM AKST · 10784 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
16. 2.215 km S of Glacier View, AlaskaTue, Mar 25, 3:54 AM AKST · 10786 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
17. 3.637 km E of Knik River, AlaskaTue, Mar 25, 2:18 AM AKST · 10786 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
18. 2.21 km NW of Sunrise, AlaskaSun, Mar 23, 8:02 PM AKST · 10787 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
19. 1.636 km NW of Valdez, AlaskaSun, Mar 23, 2:35 PM AKST · 10787 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
20. 1.7Southern AlaskaSat, Mar 22, 2:39 PM AKST · 10788 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak9974eu23bw. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:19 AM UTC.