M1.7 earthquake 36 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Fri, Aug 29, 1997, 9:15 PM AKDT

UTC

1997-08-30 05:15:04 UTC

Depth

26.8 km (16.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

60.950° N, 147.329° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

26

• Valdez, AlaskaPopulation 3,870. Forecast57 kmWSW
• Eagle River, AlaskaPopulation 24,793. Forecast127 kmESE
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast141 kmE

After

1. 2.83 km SE of Knik River, AlaskaFri, Aug 29, 10:31 PM AKDT · 10628 days ago · 38 km deep · 98 km away
2. 1.912 km N of Tatitlek, AlaskaSat, Aug 30, 10:54 AM AKDT · 10628 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
3. 1.930 km WNW of Valdez, AlaskaTue, Sep 2, 3:55 AM AKDT · 10625 days ago · 31 km deep · 42 km away
4. 1.915 km SSE of Tatitlek, AlaskaWed, Sep 3, 3:03 AM AKDT · 10624 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
5. 1.543 km N of Valdez, AlaskaThu, Sep 4, 1:19 PM AKDT · 10623 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
6. 1.643 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSun, Sep 7, 6:47 AM AKDT · 10620 days ago · 28 km deep · 14 km away
7. 2.140 km SSE of Glacier View, AlaskaSun, Sep 7, 5:20 PM AKDT · 10620 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
8. 2.651 km N of Valdez, AlaskaMon, Sep 8, 3:34 AM AKDT · 10619 days ago · 36 km deep · 91 km away
9. 1.949 km N of Valdez, AlaskaMon, Sep 8, 12:40 PM AKDT · 10619 days ago · 40 km deep · 91 km away
10. 1.79 km SW of Valdez, AlaskaMon, Sep 8, 2:15 PM AKDT · 10619 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
11. 1.816 km NW of Cordova, AlaskaTue, Sep 9, 9:39 AM AKDT · 10618 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
12. 1.532 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaTue, Sep 9, 9:59 PM AKDT · 10617 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away
13. 1.644 km S of Nelchina, AlaskaWed, Sep 10, 3:48 AM AKDT · 10617 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
14. 2.016 km W of Tatitlek, AlaskaWed, Sep 10, 7:46 PM AKDT · 10616 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
15. 1.948 km SSE of Nelchina, AlaskaThu, Sep 11, 2:05 AM AKDT · 10616 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
16. 2.048 km E of Chenega, AlaskaThu, Sep 11, 6:51 AM AKDT · 10616 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
17. 3.636 km WNW of Valdez, AlaskaThu, Sep 11, 5:18 PM AKDT · 10616 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
18. 2.044 km NW of Valdez, AlaskaFri, Sep 12, 12:18 AM AKDT · 10615 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
19. 1.635 km WNW of Valdez, AlaskaSun, Sep 14, 4:55 AM AKDT · 10613 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
20. 1.745 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaSun, Sep 14, 7:54 PM AKDT · 10612 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
21. 1.548 km N of Valdez, AlaskaMon, Sep 15, 12:06 AM AKDT · 10612 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
22. 1.68 km NE of Chenega, AlaskaMon, Sep 15, 7:38 AM AKDT · 10612 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
23. 2.037 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaMon, Sep 15, 4:10 PM AKDT · 10612 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
24. 3.852 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaMon, Sep 15, 8:35 PM AKDT · 10611 days ago · 29 km deep · 17 km away
25. 1.632 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaTue, Sep 16, 5:51 PM AKDT · 10611 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
26. 2.114 km NNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSun, Sep 21, 6:13 AM AKDT · 10606 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
27. 1.542 km N of Valdez, AlaskaTue, Sep 23, 4:22 AM AKDT · 10604 days ago · 32 km deep · 81 km away
28. 1.846 km WNW of Valdez, AlaskaTue, Sep 23, 5:52 AM AKDT · 10604 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
29. 2.652 km E of Chenega, AlaskaFri, Sep 26, 1:05 AM AKDT · 10601 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
30. 1.953 km SSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Sep 26, 7:15 AM AKDT · 10601 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
31. 1.546 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaSun, Sep 28, 4:53 AM AKDT · 10599 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
32. 2.459 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSun, Sep 28, 12:14 PM AKDT · 10599 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
33. 1.7Southern AlaskaMon, Sep 29, 8:56 AM AKDT · 10598 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
34. 2.141 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaTue, Sep 30, 5:54 PM AKDT · 10597 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
35. 1.641 km NW of Valdez, AlaskaWed, Oct 1, 12:00 AM AKDT · 10596 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
36. 1.743 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaWed, Oct 1, 10:39 AM AKDT · 10596 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
37. 1.733 km NW of Valdez, AlaskaWed, Oct 1, 10:52 AM AKDT · 10596 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
38. 1.636 km N of Valdez, AlaskaThu, Oct 2, 1:38 AM AKDT · 10595 days ago · 30 km deep · 76 km away
39. 1.648 km W of Tatitlek, AlaskaThu, Oct 2, 12:41 PM AKDT · 10595 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
40. 1.855 km SW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSat, Oct 4, 12:11 PM AKDT · 10593 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
41. 1.733 km N of Valdez, AlaskaMon, Oct 6, 2:47 AM AKDT · 10591 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
42. 1.658 km ESE of Whittier, AlaskaMon, Oct 6, 10:35 AM AKDT · 10591 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
43. 1.544 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaMon, Oct 6, 12:13 PM AKDT · 10591 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
44. 2.018 km NW of Tatitlek, AlaskaWed, Oct 8, 5:25 AM AKDT · 10589 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
45. 1.947 km S of Nelchina, AlaskaWed, Oct 8, 6:01 AM AKDT · 10589 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
46. 2.039 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaThu, Oct 9, 10:51 AM AKDT · 10588 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
47. 1.836 km N of Valdez, AlaskaThu, Oct 9, 6:05 PM AKDT · 10588 days ago · 30 km deep · 80 km away
48. 2.438 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Oct 10, 3:46 AM AKDT · 10587 days ago · 24 km deep · 5 km away
49. 2.039 km NW of Valdez, AlaskaFri, Oct 10, 7:18 PM AKDT · 10586 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
50. 1.932 km W of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Oct 10, 10:20 PM AKDT · 10586 days ago · 23 km deep · 10 km away
51. 1.820 km SE of Chickaloon, AlaskaSun, Oct 12, 5:47 AM AKDT · 10585 days ago · 34 km deep · 92 km away
52. 1.522 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSun, Oct 12, 12:37 PM AKDT · 10585 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
53. 2.035 km NW of Valdez, AlaskaMon, Oct 13, 12:09 AM AKDT · 10584 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
54. 1.7Southern AlaskaMon, Oct 13, 12:15 PM AKDT · 10584 days ago · 31 km deep · 87 km away
55. 2.545 km SSE of Nelchina, AlaskaWed, Oct 15, 3:14 AM AKDT · 10582 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
56. 2.135 km W of Tatitlek, AlaskaWed, Oct 15, 4:08 AM AKDT · 10582 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
57. 1.845 km SW of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Oct 17, 2:37 AM AKDT · 10580 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
58. 2.214 km ENE of Knik River, AlaskaSat, Oct 18, 1:04 AM AKDT · 10579 days ago · 36 km deep · 94 km away
59. 1.530 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, AlaskaSat, Oct 18, 2:16 AM AKDT · 10579 days ago · 32 km deep · 82 km away
60. 1.937 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSun, Oct 19, 1:21 PM AKDT · 10578 days ago · 29 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 73.

Before

1. 2.27 km SSE of Glacier View, AlaskaFri, Aug 29, 12:56 AM AKDT · 10629 days ago · 36 km deep · 89 km away
2. 1.556 km ENE of Chenega, AlaskaThu, Aug 28, 12:13 PM AKDT · 10630 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
3. 1.838 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaWed, Aug 27, 10:53 AM AKDT · 10631 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
4. 1.631 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaWed, Aug 27, 9:07 AM AKDT · 10631 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
5. 1.846 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaWed, Aug 27, 8:19 AM AKDT · 10631 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
6. 1.532 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaWed, Aug 27, 7:26 AM AKDT · 10631 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
7. 1.936 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaWed, Aug 27, 6:12 AM AKDT · 10631 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
8. 1.638 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaTue, Aug 26, 9:22 AM AKDT · 10632 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
9. 1.938 km NNE of Whittier, AlaskaMon, Aug 25, 1:01 PM AKDT · 10633 days ago · 34 km deep · 59 km away
10. 1.727 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSat, Aug 23, 8:16 AM AKDT · 10635 days ago · 27 km deep · 13 km away
11. 2.154 km SSW of Glacier View, AlaskaFri, Aug 22, 2:00 PM AKDT · 10636 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
12. 1.731 km SSW of Glacier View, AlaskaThu, Aug 21, 11:58 PM AKDT · 10636 days ago · 34 km deep · 71 km away
13. 1.514 km NE of Girdwood, AlaskaThu, Aug 21, 2:53 PM AKDT · 10637 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
14. 3.117 km NE of Valdez, AlaskaThu, Aug 21, 11:11 AM AKDT · 10637 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
15. 2.355 km SW of Tatitlek, AlaskaThu, Aug 21, 4:55 AM AKDT · 10637 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
16. 2.323 km S of Chickaloon, AlaskaThu, Aug 21, 2:27 AM AKDT · 10637 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
17. 1.842 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaWed, Aug 20, 2:46 PM AKDT · 10638 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
18. 1.9Southern AlaskaTue, Aug 19, 1:51 PM AKDT · 10639 days ago · 40 km deep · 56 km away
19. 2.340 km SSE of Glacier View, AlaskaTue, Aug 19, 11:19 AM AKDT · 10639 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
20. 2.647 km SSE of Nelchina, AlaskaMon, Aug 18, 11:54 PM AKDT · 10639 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away

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