M1.7 earthquake 13 km NW of Willow, Alaska

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Tue, Jul 16, 1996, 12:22 AM AKDT

UTC

1996-07-16 08:22:25 UTC

Depth

33.4 km (20.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

61.821° N, 150.240° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

35

• Willow, AlaskaPopulation 2,102. Forecast13 kmNW
• Knik-Fairview, AlaskaPopulation 14,923. Forecast48 kmNW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast69 kmNNW

After

1. 2.111 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, AlaskaTue, Jul 16, 5:39 AM AKDT · 11038 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
2. 1.735 km N of Sutton-Alpine, AlaskaWed, Jul 17, 12:27 PM AKDT · 11036 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away
3. 2.526 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaWed, Jul 17, 6:04 PM AKDT · 11036 days ago · 68 km deep · 44 km away
4. 2.239 km NNW of Skwentna, AlaskaWed, Jul 17, 11:15 PM AKDT · 11036 days ago · 94 km deep · 91 km away
5. 2.832 km N of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, Jul 18, 1:18 AM AKDT · 11036 days ago · 92 km deep · 78 km away
6. 2.116 km NNE of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, Jul 18, 12:04 PM AKDT · 11036 days ago · 71 km deep · 64 km away
7. 2.32 km WNW of Big Lake, AlaskaThu, Jul 18, 7:09 PM AKDT · 11035 days ago · 36 km deep · 35 km away
8. 2.526 km SSW of Anchorage, AlaskaFri, Jul 19, 2:12 PM AKDT · 11034 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
9. 2.39 km WNW of Anchorage, AlaskaFri, Jul 19, 2:12 PM AKDT · 11034 days ago · 56 km deep · 63 km away
10. 2.623 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaSun, Jul 21, 2:54 AM AKDT · 11033 days ago · 62 km deep · 43 km away
11. 2.19 km ENE of Willow, AlaskaSun, Jul 21, 7:27 PM AKDT · 11032 days ago · 44 km deep · 19 km away
12. 2.131 km ESE of Skwentna, AlaskaMon, Jul 22, 12:26 AM AKDT · 11032 days ago · 56 km deep · 33 km away
13. 1.78 km N of Willow, AlaskaMon, Jul 22, 11:10 AM AKDT · 11032 days ago · 37 km deep · 10 km away
14. 1.636 km NNW of Skwentna, AlaskaTue, Jul 23, 12:27 AM AKDT · 11031 days ago · 91 km deep · 93 km away
15. 1.827 km NNW of Susitna, AlaskaTue, Jul 23, 3:35 AM AKDT · 11031 days ago · 58 km deep · 26 km away
16. 2.228 km NE of Skwentna, AlaskaTue, Jul 23, 6:37 AM AKDT · 11031 days ago · 72 km deep · 61 km away
17. 2.99 km NNE of Houston, AlaskaTue, Jul 23, 9:02 PM AKDT · 11030 days ago · 41 km deep · 30 km away
18. 4.210 km WSW of Susitna, AlaskaWed, Jul 24, 8:47 AM AKDT · 11030 days ago · 58 km deep · 43 km away
19. 1.72 km SSW of Susitna North, AlaskaThu, Jul 25, 5:00 AM AKDT · 11029 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
20. 3.224 km SSW of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Jul 25, 7:11 AM AKDT · 11029 days ago · 36 km deep · 59 km away
21. 3.824 km SSW of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Jul 25, 12:54 PM AKDT · 11028 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away
22. 3.731 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Jul 27, 12:48 AM AKDT · 11027 days ago · 93 km deep · 77 km away
23. 1.98 km SE of Knik, AlaskaSat, Jul 27, 2:32 AM AKDT · 11027 days ago · 34 km deep · 57 km away
24. 3.57 km SSW of Big Lake, AlaskaSat, Jul 27, 3:17 AM AKDT · 11027 days ago · 36 km deep · 43 km away
25. 2.6Southern AlaskaSat, Jul 27, 11:13 AM AKDT · 11027 days ago · 36 km deep · 32 km away
26. 2.826 km SSW of Anchorage, AlaskaSat, Jul 27, 11:33 AM AKDT · 11027 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away
27. 1.922 km SSW of Petersville, AlaskaSun, Jul 28, 6:22 AM AKDT · 11026 days ago · 65 km deep · 64 km away
28. 1.74 km NW of Houston, AlaskaSun, Jul 28, 11:17 AM AKDT · 11026 days ago · 55 km deep · 26 km away
29. 3.228 km NNW of Susitna, AlaskaSun, Jul 28, 3:07 PM AKDT · 11025 days ago · 46 km deep · 22 km away
30. 1.61 km NW of Big Lake, AlaskaSun, Jul 28, 9:54 PM AKDT · 11025 days ago · 41 km deep · 36 km away
31. 1.522 km WSW of Anchorage, AlaskaMon, Jul 29, 12:23 AM AKDT · 11025 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
32. 1.546 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaTue, Jul 30, 12:24 AM AKDT · 11024 days ago · 71 km deep · 81 km away
33. 3.033 km WSW of Petersville, AlaskaTue, Jul 30, 5:05 AM AKDT · 11024 days ago · 87 km deep · 88 km away
34. 1.91 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaTue, Jul 30, 6:18 PM AKDT · 11023 days ago · 60 km deep · 88 km away
35. 2.122 km ENE of Chase, AlaskaWed, Jul 31, 2:39 PM AKDT · 11022 days ago · 65 km deep · 85 km away
36. 2.339 km N of Sutton-Alpine, AlaskaThu, Aug 1, 12:55 AM AKDT · 11022 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
37. 2.316 km N of Meadow Lakes, AlaskaThu, Aug 1, 7:22 AM AKDT · 11022 days ago · 43 km deep · 32 km away
38. 3.06 km NNW of Hope, AlaskaThu, Aug 1, 9:38 PM AKDT · 11021 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
39. 2.028 km N of Chickaloon, AlaskaFri, Aug 2, 9:56 AM AKDT · 11021 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
40. 1.816 km W of Anchorage, AlaskaFri, Aug 2, 9:13 PM AKDT · 11020 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
41. 2.026 km ENE of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Aug 3, 3:06 AM AKDT · 11020 days ago · 34 km deep · 72 km away
42. 2.610 km SSW of Big Lake, AlaskaSat, Aug 3, 5:50 PM AKDT · 11019 days ago · 37 km deep · 43 km away
43. 2.022 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, AlaskaSun, Aug 4, 9:32 AM AKDT · 11019 days ago · 36 km deep · 72 km away
44. 3.523 km W of Petersville, AlaskaSun, Aug 4, 11:10 AM AKDT · 11019 days ago · 94 km deep · 90 km away
45. 2.226 km W of Petersville, AlaskaSun, Aug 4, 6:29 PM AKDT · 11018 days ago · 78 km deep · 92 km away
46. 2.232 km SW of Petersville, AlaskaMon, Aug 5, 6:20 PM AKDT · 11017 days ago · 79 km deep · 75 km away
47. 2.322 km SSW of Trapper Creek, AlaskaTue, Aug 6, 8:21 AM AKDT · 11017 days ago · -3 km deep · 36 km away
48. 2.315 km ESE of Beluga, AlaskaTue, Aug 6, 3:36 PM AKDT · 11016 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
49. 3.36 km NNE of Skwentna, AlaskaTue, Aug 6, 5:30 PM AKDT · 11016 days ago · 81 km deep · 63 km away
50. 2.515 km ESE of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Aug 7, 6:34 PM AKDT · 11015 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
51. 1.815 km SE of Eagle River, AlaskaThu, Aug 8, 1:21 AM AKDT · 11015 days ago · 36 km deep · 80 km away
52. 1.68 km N of Houston, AlaskaFri, Aug 9, 9:22 AM AKDT · 11014 days ago · 42 km deep · 26 km away
53. 3.117 km W of Willow, AlaskaFri, Aug 9, 1:54 PM AKDT · 11013 days ago · 45 km deep · 11 km away
54. 2.740 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Aug 10, 4:48 AM AKDT · 11013 days ago · 82 km deep · 83 km away
55. 2.618 km NE of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Aug 10, 11:03 AM AKDT · 11013 days ago · 85 km deep · 57 km away
56. 2.210 km W of Fishhook, AlaskaSun, Aug 11, 2:53 PM AKDT · 11011 days ago · 50 km deep · 44 km away
57. 1.67 km ENE of Susitna North, AlaskaSun, Aug 11, 10:59 PM AKDT · 11011 days ago · 45 km deep · 49 km away
58. 2.37 km NNE of Skwentna, AlaskaMon, Aug 12, 2:44 AM AKDT · 11011 days ago · 83 km deep · 63 km away
59. 2.54 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaTue, Aug 13, 11:02 PM AKDT · 11009 days ago · 80 km deep · 64 km away
60. 2.412 km E of Susitna North, AlaskaWed, Aug 14, 5:53 AM AKDT · 11009 days ago · 51 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 134.

Before

1. 2.28 km W of Petersville, AlaskaTue, Jul 16, 12:16 AM AKDT · 11038 days ago · 73 km deep · 82 km away
2. 2.627 km NW of Fishhook, AlaskaMon, Jul 15, 8:10 PM AKDT · 11038 days ago · 40 km deep · 39 km away
3. 1.8Southern AlaskaMon, Jul 15, 5:35 AM AKDT · 11039 days ago · 73 km deep · 57 km away
4. 3.330 km ENE of Chase, AlaskaMon, Jul 15, 3:25 AM AKDT · 11039 days ago · 71 km deep · 91 km away
5. 1.720 km NNE of Willow, AlaskaMon, Jul 15, 12:03 AM AKDT · 11039 days ago · 44 km deep · 23 km away
6. 2.032 km E of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, Jul 14, 11:52 PM AKDT · 11039 days ago · 48 km deep · 35 km away
7. 2.417 km SW of Petersville, AlaskaSun, Jul 14, 2:37 PM AKDT · 11039 days ago · 73 km deep · 75 km away
8. 1.818 km SW of Petersville, AlaskaSat, Jul 13, 1:21 PM AKDT · 11040 days ago · 74 km deep · 74 km away
9. 2.125 km WNW of Petersville, AlaskaSat, Jul 13, 2:17 AM AKDT · 11041 days ago · 87 km deep · 96 km away
10. 2.0Central AlaskaSat, Jul 13, 12:56 AM AKDT · 11041 days ago · 59 km deep · 79 km away
11. 1.728 km E of Chase, AlaskaFri, Jul 12, 3:09 PM AKDT · 11041 days ago · 62 km deep · 74 km away
12. 1.923 km WSW of Susitna North, AlaskaThu, Jul 11, 6:11 PM AKDT · 11042 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
13. 1.819 km NW of Susitna, AlaskaTue, Jul 9, 11:48 PM AKDT · 11044 days ago · 61 km deep · 31 km away
14. 3.531 km S of Petersville, AlaskaTue, Jul 9, 1:58 PM AKDT · 11044 days ago · 72 km deep · 54 km away
15. 2.432 km ESE of Skwentna, AlaskaMon, Jul 8, 3:30 AM AKDT · 11046 days ago · 58 km deep · 34 km away
16. 2.08 km WSW of Trapper Creek, AlaskaSat, Jul 6, 2:41 PM AKDT · 11047 days ago · 54 km deep · 51 km away
17. 2.317 km SSE of Skwentna, AlaskaFri, Jul 5, 5:14 AM AKDT · 11049 days ago · 63 km deep · 55 km away
18. 2.031 km ESE of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, Jul 4, 6:11 PM AKDT · 11049 days ago · 58 km deep · 34 km away
19. 1.829 km NNW of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Jul 4, 3:59 PM AKDT · 11049 days ago · 56 km deep · 21 km away
20. 1.633 km ESE of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, Jul 4, 9:45 AM AKDT · 11050 days ago · 57 km deep · 31 km away

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