| Magnitude | 5.2 |
| Alert | Strong |
| Depth | 33.0 km |
| Coordinates | 51.658, -173.431 |
| UTC time | 1997-11-16 04:49:40.790 |
Earthquake details
Sunday, November 16, 1997 Earthquake
The earthquake hit Alaska on Sunday, November 16, 1997 at 04:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Anchorage (Alaska - AL), about 1780.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.431 and latitude 51.658.
| Location | 79 km SE of Atka |
| Country | Alaska (AL) |
| Severity | Strong |
Earthquake map 1997-11-16
Closest countries
The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.
| Anchorage | 1780.8 km |
| Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy | 1893.8 km |
| Yelizovo | 1908.5 km |
| Fairbanks | 2075.1 km |
| Magadan | 2379.2 km |
| Juneau | 2558.7 km |
| Nemuro | 3173.2 km |
| Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk | 3174.9 km |
| Korsakov | 3187.8 km |
| Kholmsk | 3217.3 km |
| Abashiri | 3223.4 km |
| Sovetskaya Gavan' | 3247.9 km |
Nearby earthquakes
The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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M 4.6
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M 4.1
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48.1 km |
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M 4.1
84 km SE of Atka
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M 4.2
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90.2 km |
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M 5.1
79 km SE of Atka
Alaska · 2025-12-01 22:21 UTC
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2.2 km |
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M 4.4
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84.0 km |
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M 4.5
86 km S of Atka
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71.1 km |
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M 4.7
107 km S of Atka
Alaska · 2025-09-02 03:37 UTC
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58.1 km |
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