M1.7 earthquake 51 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Wed, Jan 15, 1997, 5:58 AM AKST

UTC

1997-01-15 14:58:34 UTC

Depth

23.1 km (14.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

60.408° N, 146.866° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

24

• Cordova, AlaskaPopulation 2,196. Forecast63 kmWSW
• Eagle River, AlaskaPopulation 24,793. Forecast178 kmESE
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast188 kmESE

After

1. 1.853 km S of Tatitlek, AlaskaWed, Jan 15, 7:15 PM AKST · 10854 days ago · 26 km deep · 2 km away
2. 1.564 km S of Cordova, AlaskaWed, Jan 15, 8:08 PM AKST · 10854 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
3. 1.850 km S of Tatitlek, AlaskaThu, Jan 16, 8:05 AM AKST · 10854 days ago · 27 km deep · 1 km away
4. 1.951 km S of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Jan 17, 6:14 PM AKST · 10852 days ago · 28 km deep · 1 km away
5. 2.024 km SSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSat, Jan 18, 2:05 PM AKST · 10852 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
6. 2.850 km SSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaMon, Jan 20, 11:33 PM AKST · 10849 days ago · 20 km deep · 2 km away
7. 1.520 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaThu, Jan 23, 5:48 AM AKST · 10847 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
8. 2.735 km E of Whittier, AlaskaFri, Jan 24, 1:22 PM AKST · 10846 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
9. 1.948 km ENE of Whittier, AlaskaFri, Jan 24, 3:47 PM AKST · 10846 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
10. 1.734 km ENE of Whittier, AlaskaSat, Jan 25, 12:44 PM AKST · 10845 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
11. 1.736 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSun, Jan 26, 10:47 AM AKST · 10844 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
12. 3.4102 km SSW of Cordova, AlaskaSun, Jan 26, 6:46 PM AKST · 10843 days ago · -3 km deep · 90 km away
13. 2.4103 km SSW of Cordova, AlaskaSun, Jan 26, 7:18 PM AKST · 10843 days ago · -3 km deep · 90 km away
14. 3.034 km SSW of Cordova, AlaskaSun, Jan 26, 8:22 PM AKST · 10843 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
15. 1.519 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaMon, Jan 27, 7:24 PM AKST · 10842 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
16. 1.957 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaTue, Jan 28, 5:44 PM AKST · 10841 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
17. 2.544 km ENE of Chenega, AlaskaThu, Jan 30, 2:47 AM AKST · 10840 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
18. 1.544 km ENE of Chenega, AlaskaThu, Jan 30, 3:03 AM AKST · 10840 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
19. 1.737 km E of Chenega, AlaskaThu, Jan 30, 8:10 PM AKST · 10839 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
20. 1.880 km E of Chenega, AlaskaFri, Jan 31, 2:38 PM AKST · 10839 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
21. 1.737 km SE of Cordova, AlaskaFri, Jan 31, 5:38 PM AKST · 10838 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
22. 1.938 km E of Chenega, AlaskaFri, Jan 31, 6:16 PM AKST · 10838 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
23. 1.528 km W of Tatitlek, AlaskaSun, Feb 2, 4:02 PM AKST · 10837 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
24. 2.051 km ENE of Chenega, AlaskaWed, Feb 5, 4:11 AM AKST · 10834 days ago · 29 km deep · 26 km away
25. 2.0Southern AlaskaWed, Feb 5, 4:13 PM AKST · 10834 days ago · 21 km deep · 1 km away
26. 2.231 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaWed, Feb 5, 5:03 PM AKST · 10834 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
27. 1.514 km E of Chenega, AlaskaWed, Feb 5, 10:05 PM AKST · 10833 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
28. 1.740 km NE of Whittier, AlaskaSun, Feb 9, 12:42 PM AKST · 10830 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
29. 1.754 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaTue, Feb 11, 7:14 PM AKST · 10827 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
30. 1.842 km NE of Whittier, AlaskaMon, Feb 17, 11:50 AM AKST · 10822 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
31. 2.010 km SSE of Cordova, AlaskaWed, Feb 19, 1:38 PM AKST · 10820 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
32. 2.223 km E of Cordova, AlaskaWed, Feb 19, 10:20 PM AKST · 10819 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
33. 2.519 km SE of Valdez, AlaskaThu, Feb 20, 5:32 PM AKST · 10818 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
34. 1.944 km W of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Feb 21, 2:31 PM AKST · 10818 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
35. 1.625 km NW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSat, Feb 22, 5:01 PM AKST · 10817 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
36. 1.75 km SSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaMon, Feb 24, 12:04 AM AKST · 10815 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
37. 2.336 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaMon, Feb 24, 2:49 AM AKST · 10815 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
38. 1.729 km WNW of Valdez, AlaskaMon, Feb 24, 3:54 PM AKST · 10815 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
39. 1.525 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaSun, Mar 2, 7:22 PM AKST · 10808 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
40. 1.656 km SW of Tatitlek, AlaskaTue, Mar 4, 2:48 PM AKST · 10807 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
41. 1.754 km E of Whittier, AlaskaThu, Mar 6, 9:20 PM AKST · 10804 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
42. 1.741 km WSW of Tatitlek, AKFri, Mar 7, 2:15 AM AKST · 10804 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
43. 2.124 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaSat, Mar 8, 6:53 AM AKST · 10803 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
44. 1.945 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Mar 14, 6:34 AM AKST · 10797 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away

Before

1. 2.137 km S of Chenega, AlaskaMon, Jan 13, 2:47 PM AKST · 10857 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
2. 1.935 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaThu, Jan 9, 5:36 AM AKST · 10861 days ago · 27 km deep · 37 km away
3. 1.758 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaWed, Jan 8, 1:18 PM AKST · 10862 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
4. 1.555 km E of Whittier, AlaskaMon, Jan 6, 5:12 AM AKST · 10864 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
5. 1.837 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaThu, Jan 2, 3:27 AM AKST · 10868 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
6. 1.838 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaThu, Jan 2, 3:26 AM AKST · 10868 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
7. 1.762 km ESE of Chenega, AlaskaMon, Dec 30, 7:51 AM AKST · 10871 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
8. 1.619 km NW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSat, Dec 28, 11:21 PM AKST · 10872 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
9. 1.827 km W of Chenega, AlaskaSat, Dec 28, 8:03 PM AKST · 10872 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
10. 1.553 km NE of Chenega, AlaskaSat, Dec 28, 1:39 PM AKST · 10873 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
11. 2.811 km SSW of Valdez, AlaskaFri, Dec 27, 11:16 AM AKST · 10874 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
12. 2.138 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaThu, Dec 26, 3:06 PM AKST · 10875 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
13. 2.216 km SSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaThu, Dec 26, 7:19 AM AKST · 10875 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
14. 1.755 km SW of Tatitlek, AlaskaMon, Dec 23, 8:32 PM AKST · 10877 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
15. 2.041 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSun, Dec 22, 11:21 AM AKST · 10879 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
16. 2.343 km SSE of Whittier, AlaskaMon, Dec 16, 6:52 PM AKST · 10884 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away

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