M2.1 earthquake 35 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska

Magnitude

2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Wed, Oct 15, 1997, 4:08 AM AKDT

UTC

1997-10-15 12:08:46 UTC

Depth

4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

60.894° N, 147.332° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

31

• Valdez, AlaskaPopulation 3,870. Forecast59 kmWSW
• Eagle River, AlaskaPopulation 24,793. Forecast129 kmESE
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast143 kmESE

After

1. 1.845 km SW of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Oct 17, 2:37 AM AKDT · 10580 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
2. 2.214 km ENE of Knik River, AlaskaSat, Oct 18, 1:04 AM AKDT · 10579 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
3. 1.530 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, AlaskaSat, Oct 18, 2:16 AM AKDT · 10579 days ago · 32 km deep · 88 km away
4. 1.937 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSun, Oct 19, 1:21 PM AKDT · 10578 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
5. 2.957 km S of Glacier View, AlaskaTue, Oct 21, 2:11 AM AKDT · 10576 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
6. 3.043 km W of Tatitlek, AlaskaTue, Oct 21, 4:03 PM AKDT · 10576 days ago · 21 km deep · 8 km away
7. 2.644 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaWed, Oct 22, 7:22 AM AKDT · 10575 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
8. 1.641 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaThu, Oct 23, 3:35 AM AKDT · 10574 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
9. 2.750 km SSE of Glacier View, AlaskaThu, Oct 23, 3:28 PM AKDT · 10574 days ago · 28 km deep · 56 km away
10. 2.044 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaThu, Oct 23, 7:27 PM AKDT · 10573 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
11. 1.740 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaFri, Oct 24, 4:24 AM AKDT · 10573 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
12. 3.536 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSat, Oct 25, 4:32 PM AKDT · 10572 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
13. 1.728 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSun, Oct 26, 5:16 AM AKST · 10571 days ago · 27 km deep · 12 km away
14. 2.824 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSun, Oct 26, 5:17 AM AKST · 10571 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away
15. 2.2Southern AlaskaSun, Oct 26, 12:02 PM AKST · 10571 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
16. 1.836 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSun, Oct 26, 9:06 PM AKST · 10570 days ago · 29 km deep · 11 km away
17. 1.548 km SSE of Glacier View, AlaskaThu, Oct 30, 2:32 AM AKST · 10567 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
18. 2.459 km SSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaThu, Oct 30, 7:08 AM AKST · 10567 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
19. 2.028 km SSE of Glacier View, AlaskaSat, Nov 1, 8:15 AM AKST · 10565 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
20. 2.050 km ENE of Chenega, AlaskaSun, Nov 2, 2:16 PM AKST · 10564 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
21. 2.338 km NW of Valdez, AlaskaMon, Nov 3, 1:21 AM AKST · 10563 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
22. 1.952 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaMon, Nov 3, 6:40 PM AKST · 10562 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
23. 3.018 km SE of Valdez, AlaskaThu, Nov 6, 9:17 PM AKST · 10559 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
24. 1.746 km ENE of Whittier, AlaskaSat, Nov 8, 1:02 AM AKST · 10558 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
25. 2.124 km W of Tatitlek, AlaskaSat, Nov 8, 4:37 PM AKST · 10558 days ago · 27 km deep · 12 km away
26. 1.744 km SSE of Nelchina, AlaskaSat, Nov 8, 8:33 PM AKST · 10557 days ago · 32 km deep · 89 km away
27. 1.737 km NW of Valdez, AlaskaSun, Nov 9, 4:05 AM AKST · 10557 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
28. 1.812 km W of Tatitlek, AlaskaSun, Nov 9, 9:05 AM AKST · 10557 days ago · 24 km deep · 24 km away
29. 2.144 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaSun, Nov 9, 11:35 AM AKST · 10557 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
30. 2.743 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaSun, Nov 9, 1:21 PM AKST · 10557 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
31. 1.915 km N of Tatitlek, AlaskaTue, Nov 11, 2:15 AM AKST · 10555 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
32. 1.941 km W of Tatitlek, AlaskaTue, Nov 11, 2:56 AM AKST · 10555 days ago · 32 km deep · 6 km away
33. 2.451 km SSE of Nelchina, AlaskaTue, Nov 11, 12:05 PM AKST · 10555 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
34. 1.642 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaThu, Nov 13, 9:38 PM AKST · 10552 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
35. 1.735 km ENE of Whittier, AlaskaMon, Nov 17, 12:58 PM AKST · 10549 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away
36. 1.711 km NE of Girdwood, AlaskaMon, Nov 17, 9:22 PM AKST · 10548 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
37. 1.924 km N of Valdez, AlaskaThu, Nov 20, 7:03 AM AKST · 10546 days ago · 30 km deep · 74 km away
38. 1.732 km S of Glacier View, AlaskaThu, Nov 20, 11:21 AM AKST · 10546 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
39. 2.455 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSat, Nov 22, 6:44 AM AKST · 10544 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
40. 2.047 km N of Valdez, AlaskaSun, Nov 23, 4:56 AM AKST · 10543 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
41. 1.552 km SSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSun, Nov 23, 3:57 PM AKST · 10543 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
42. 1.745 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaTue, Nov 25, 5:12 AM AKST · 10541 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
43. 2.040 km SSE of Glacier View, AlaskaTue, Nov 25, 4:42 PM AKST · 10541 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
44. 4.619 km E of Chenega, AlaskaFri, Nov 28, 11:59 PM AKST · 10537 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
45. 1.721 km E of Chenega, AlaskaSat, Nov 29, 12:12 AM AKST · 10537 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
46. 2.021 km E of Chenega, AlaskaSat, Nov 29, 12:20 AM AKST · 10537 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
47. 1.721 km E of Chenega, AlaskaSat, Nov 29, 8:39 AM AKST · 10537 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
48. 1.920 km ENE of Chenega, AlaskaSat, Nov 29, 11:48 AM AKST · 10537 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
49. 1.821 km E of Chenega, AlaskaSat, Nov 29, 4:36 PM AKST · 10537 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
50. 1.537 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaSun, Nov 30, 5:12 AM AKST · 10536 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
51. 2.220 km E of Chenega, AlaskaSun, Nov 30, 4:12 PM AKST · 10536 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
52. 2.321 km ENE of Chenega, AlaskaMon, Dec 1, 8:51 AM AKST · 10535 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
53. 1.873 km SW of Cordova, AlaskaTue, Dec 2, 4:44 AM AKST · 10534 days ago · -3 km deep · 100 km away
54. 1.746 km NW of Tatitlek, AlaskaThu, Dec 4, 12:03 PM AKST · 10532 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
55. 1.5Southern AlaskaThu, Dec 4, 7:45 PM AKST · 10531 days ago · 29 km deep · 51 km away
56. 1.546 km W of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Dec 5, 5:07 AM AKST · 10531 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
57. 1.55 km S of Girdwood, AlaskaFri, Dec 5, 6:34 AM AKST · 10531 days ago · 34 km deep · 100 km away
58. 1.751 km ENE of Whittier, AlaskaSat, Dec 6, 5:12 AM AKST · 10530 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
59. 1.835 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, AlaskaTue, Dec 9, 1:12 AM AKST · 10527 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away
60. 1.99 km SSW of Glacier View, AlaskaTue, Dec 9, 6:11 AM AKST · 10527 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

1. 2.545 km SSE of Nelchina, AlaskaWed, Oct 15, 3:14 AM AKDT · 10582 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
2. 1.7Southern AlaskaMon, Oct 13, 12:15 PM AKDT · 10584 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
3. 2.035 km NW of Valdez, AlaskaMon, Oct 13, 12:09 AM AKDT · 10584 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
4. 1.522 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSun, Oct 12, 12:37 PM AKDT · 10585 days ago · 23 km deep · 18 km away
5. 1.820 km SE of Chickaloon, AlaskaSun, Oct 12, 5:47 AM AKDT · 10585 days ago · 34 km deep · 98 km away
6. 1.932 km W of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Oct 10, 10:20 PM AKDT · 10586 days ago · 23 km deep · 5 km away
7. 2.039 km NW of Valdez, AlaskaFri, Oct 10, 7:18 PM AKDT · 10586 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
8. 2.438 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Oct 10, 3:46 AM AKDT · 10587 days ago · 24 km deep · 11 km away
9. 1.836 km N of Valdez, AlaskaThu, Oct 9, 6:05 PM AKDT · 10588 days ago · 30 km deep · 85 km away
10. 2.039 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaThu, Oct 9, 10:51 AM AKDT · 10588 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
11. 1.947 km S of Nelchina, AlaskaWed, Oct 8, 6:01 AM AKDT · 10589 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
12. 2.018 km NW of Tatitlek, AlaskaWed, Oct 8, 5:25 AM AKDT · 10589 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
13. 1.544 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaMon, Oct 6, 12:13 PM AKDT · 10591 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
14. 1.658 km ESE of Whittier, AlaskaMon, Oct 6, 10:35 AM AKDT · 10591 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
15. 1.733 km N of Valdez, AlaskaMon, Oct 6, 2:47 AM AKDT · 10591 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
16. 1.855 km SW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSat, Oct 4, 12:11 PM AKDT · 10593 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
17. 1.648 km W of Tatitlek, AlaskaThu, Oct 2, 12:41 PM AKDT · 10595 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
18. 1.55 km E of Chenega, AlaskaThu, Oct 2, 7:25 AM AKDT · 10595 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
19. 1.636 km N of Valdez, AlaskaThu, Oct 2, 1:38 AM AKDT · 10595 days ago · 30 km deep · 80 km away
20. 1.733 km NW of Valdez, AlaskaWed, Oct 1, 10:52 AM AKDT · 10596 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away

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