M1.7 earthquake 16 km ENE of Willow, Alaska

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Fri, Feb 28, 1997, 1:54 PM AKST

UTC

1997-02-28 22:54:02 UTC

Depth

37.2 km (23.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

61.806° N, 149.743° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

27

• Willow, AlaskaPopulation 2,102. Forecast17 kmENE
• Knik-Fairview, AlaskaPopulation 14,923. Forecast33 kmNNW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast66 kmN

After

1. 1.922 km ENE of Willow, AlaskaFri, Feb 28, 2:09 PM AKST · 10810 days ago · 34 km deep · 6 km away
2. 3.710 km NW of Big Lake, AlaskaSat, Mar 1, 10:20 AM AKST · 10809 days ago · 39 km deep · 29 km away
3. 1.920 km SE of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Mar 1, 12:58 PM AKST · 10809 days ago · 74 km deep · 72 km away
4. 3.134 km SE of Knik River, AlaskaSat, Mar 1, 11:29 PM AKST · 10809 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
5. 2.228 km ESE of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, Mar 2, 12:07 AM AKST · 10809 days ago · 61 km deep · 62 km away
6. 1.618 km S of Susitna North, AlaskaSun, Mar 2, 8:37 PM AKST · 10808 days ago · 49 km deep · 22 km away
7. 1.618 km SSW of Trapper Creek, AlaskaMon, Mar 3, 9:34 PM AKST · 10807 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
8. 2.233 km E of Skwentna, AlaskaTue, Mar 4, 2:49 PM AKST · 10806 days ago · 52 km deep · 56 km away
9. 2.15 km NNW of Susitna, AlaskaWed, Mar 5, 1:58 PM AKST · 10805 days ago · 44 km deep · 48 km away
10. 2.459 km N of Chickaloon, AlaskaWed, Mar 5, 11:02 PM AKST · 10805 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
11. 2.04 km SSW of Houston, AlaskaThu, Mar 6, 3:14 AM AKST · 10805 days ago · 48 km deep · 24 km away
12. 1.523 km NNW of Fishhook, AlaskaThu, Mar 6, 4:26 AM AKST · 10805 days ago · 43 km deep · 24 km away
13. 1.811 km NNE of Houston, AlaskaThu, Mar 6, 1:09 PM AKST · 10804 days ago · 28 km deep · 8 km away
14. 1.521 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Mar 6, 2:51 PM AKST · 10804 days ago · 65 km deep · 62 km away
15. 2.417 km ENE of Willow, AlaskaFri, Mar 7, 7:27 AM AKST · 10804 days ago · 36 km deep · 2 km away
16. 3.019 km WSW of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Mar 7, 11:16 PM AKST · 10803 days ago · 60 km deep · 69 km away
17. 1.949 km ENE of Susitna North, AlaskaSat, Mar 8, 2:34 AM AKST · 10803 days ago · 42 km deep · 76 km away
18. 1.920 km NE of Susitna North, AlaskaSat, Mar 8, 5:17 AM AKST · 10803 days ago · 55 km deep · 57 km away
19. 1.812 km SW of Willow, AlaskaSat, Mar 8, 3:07 PM AKST · 10802 days ago · 42 km deep · 29 km away
20. 1.729 km NNE of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Mar 8, 7:38 PM AKST · 10802 days ago · 78 km deep · 92 km away
21. 1.623 km NNW of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Mar 10, 6:41 AM AKST · 10801 days ago · 47 km deep · 51 km away
22. 2.07 km N of Willow, AlaskaMon, Mar 10, 11:45 AM AKST · 10800 days ago · 42 km deep · 15 km away
23. 1.57 km W of Knik, AlaskaMon, Mar 10, 12:01 PM AKST · 10800 days ago · 40 km deep · 38 km away
24. 1.932 km SE of Skwentna, AlaskaMon, Mar 10, 9:55 PM AKST · 10800 days ago · 68 km deep · 65 km away
25. 1.83 km S of Houston, AlaskaTue, Mar 11, 1:47 PM AKST · 10799 days ago · 32 km deep · 24 km away
26. 1.628 km E of Chase, AlaskaWed, Mar 12, 7:27 AM AKST · 10799 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
27. 1.927 km NE of Chickaloon, AlaskaWed, Mar 12, 8:37 AM AKST · 10799 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
28. 2.519 km WSW of Anchorage, AlaskaWed, Mar 12, 2:27 PM AKST · 10798 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
29. 1.625 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Mar 12, 5:17 PM AKST · 10798 days ago · 61 km deep · 95 km away
30. 2.010 km N of Houston, AlaskaThu, Mar 13, 12:30 AM AKST · 10798 days ago · 34 km deep · 9 km away
31. 1.827 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Mar 13, 3:13 AM AKST · 10798 days ago · 66 km deep · 70 km away
32. 1.68 km NE of Beluga, AlaskaThu, Mar 13, 1:21 PM AKST · 10797 days ago · 55 km deep · 95 km away
33. 1.536 km ESE of Susitna North, AlaskaThu, Mar 13, 1:22 PM AKST · 10797 days ago · 38 km deep · 43 km away
34. 1.56 km ESE of Knik-Fairview, AlaskaThu, Mar 13, 11:14 PM AKST · 10797 days ago · 36 km deep · 38 km away
35. 2.521 km WSW of Susitna North, AlaskaFri, Mar 14, 5:17 PM AKST · 10796 days ago · 47 km deep · 38 km away
36. 2.119 km SSW of Susitna, AlaskaSat, Mar 15, 2:08 AM AKST · 10796 days ago · 49 km deep · 66 km away
37. 1.714 km NNW of Chickaloon, AlaskaSat, Mar 15, 5:33 AM AKST · 10796 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
38. 1.738 km S of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Mar 15, 7:13 PM AKST · 10795 days ago · 73 km deep · 87 km away
39. 2.930 km WNW of Willow, AlaskaSun, Mar 16, 12:45 AM AKST · 10795 days ago · 53 km deep · 44 km away
40. 1.920 km SSE of Susitna, AlaskaSun, Mar 16, 7:25 AM AKST · 10795 days ago · 46 km deep · 61 km away
41. 1.833 km SSW of Petersville, AlaskaSun, Mar 16, 6:05 PM AKST · 10794 days ago · 76 km deep · 76 km away
42. 1.816 km N of Meadow Lakes, AlaskaSun, Mar 16, 10:49 PM AKST · 10794 days ago · 30 km deep · 10 km away
43. 2.014 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaMon, Mar 17, 1:27 AM AKST · 10794 days ago · 82 km deep · 94 km away
44. 2.635 km ENE of Skwentna, AlaskaMon, Mar 17, 10:58 AM AKST · 10793 days ago · 57 km deep · 62 km away
45. 1.939 km N of Sutton-Alpine, AlaskaMon, Mar 17, 1:05 PM AKST · 10793 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
46. 2.914 km E of Skwentna, AlaskaTue, Mar 18, 2:56 AM AKST · 10793 days ago · 63 km deep · 75 km away
47. 2.410 km SW of Willow, AlaskaTue, Mar 18, 3:34 AM AKST · 10793 days ago · 38 km deep · 26 km away
48. 1.84 km SW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, AlaskaTue, Mar 18, 3:49 AM AKST · 10793 days ago · 40 km deep · 64 km away
49. 2.08 km ENE of Skwentna, AlaskaWed, Mar 19, 2:17 AM AKST · 10792 days ago · 75 km deep · 82 km away
50. 3.020 km SW of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Mar 20, 11:34 AM AKST · 10790 days ago · 57 km deep · 70 km away
51. 1.619 km N of Chickaloon, AlaskaFri, Mar 21, 12:23 AM AKST · 10790 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
52. 1.72 km ENE of Houston, AlaskaFri, Mar 21, 4:45 AM AKST · 10790 days ago · 43 km deep · 18 km away
53. 1.846 km NNW of Chickaloon, AlaskaFri, Mar 21, 6:22 AM AKST · 10790 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
54. 2.323 km NW of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Mar 21, 7:37 AM AKST · 10790 days ago · 50 km deep · 58 km away
55. 1.620 km NNE of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Mar 21, 3:37 PM AKST · 10789 days ago · 30 km deep · 37 km away
56. 1.631 km NNE of Chickaloon, AlaskaSat, Mar 22, 9:23 AM AKST · 10789 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away
57. 1.715 km NNW of Point Possession, AlaskaSat, Mar 22, 2:15 PM AKST · 10788 days ago · 49 km deep · 100 km away
58. 1.516 km E of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Mar 22, 3:30 PM AKST · 10788 days ago · 43 km deep · 91 km away
59. 3.233 km NW of Willow, AlaskaSat, Mar 22, 4:12 PM AKST · 10788 days ago · 52 km deep · 42 km away
60. 1.637 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Mar 22, 5:27 PM AKST · 10788 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 159.

Before

1. 2.09 km WNW of Skwentna, AlaskaFri, Feb 28, 11:40 AM AKST · 10810 days ago · 60 km deep · 99 km away
2. 2.238 km S of Skwentna, AlaskaFri, Feb 28, 3:16 AM AKST · 10811 days ago · 66 km deep · 88 km away
3. 1.732 km WNW of Willow, AlaskaFri, Feb 28, 1:41 AM AKST · 10811 days ago · 53 km deep · 46 km away
4. 1.845 km ENE of Susitna North, AlaskaFri, Feb 28, 12:43 AM AKST · 10811 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
5. 3.645 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaThu, Feb 27, 10:46 PM AKST · 10811 days ago · 74 km deep · 94 km away
6. 1.77 km WNW of Fishhook, AlaskaThu, Feb 27, 1:04 PM AKST · 10811 days ago · 38 km deep · 21 km away
7. 1.718 km ENE of Willow, AlaskaThu, Feb 27, 7:03 AM AKST · 10812 days ago · 38 km deep · 4 km away
8. 1.732 km NW of Willow, AlaskaThu, Feb 27, 4:51 AM AKST · 10812 days ago · 51 km deep · 43 km away
9. 1.6Central AlaskaWed, Feb 26, 7:39 AM AKST · 10813 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
10. 2.624 km SW of Anchorage, AlaskaWed, Feb 26, 7:36 AM AKST · 10813 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away
11. 2.922 km NNW of Fishhook, AlaskaWed, Feb 26, 6:57 AM AKST · 10813 days ago · 40 km deep · 19 km away
12. 3.240 km E of Chase, AlaskaTue, Feb 25, 9:53 PM AKST · 10813 days ago · 57 km deep · 76 km away
13. 1.79 km S of Talkeetna, AlaskaTue, Feb 25, 6:04 PM AKST · 10813 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
14. 2.18 km NNE of Willow, AlaskaTue, Feb 25, 3:49 PM AKST · 10813 days ago · 39 km deep · 11 km away
15. 2.912 km E of Willow, AlaskaTue, Feb 25, 2:17 PM AKST · 10813 days ago · 39 km deep · 6 km away
16. 2.541 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaTue, Feb 25, 6:30 AM AKST · 10814 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
17. 2.85 km NNE of Willow, AlaskaTue, Feb 25, 6:17 AM AKST · 10814 days ago · 42 km deep · 14 km away
18. 2.67 km ENE of Willow, AlaskaSun, Feb 23, 4:54 PM AKST · 10815 days ago · 42 km deep · 10 km away
19. 1.615 km SSE of Susitna North, AlaskaSun, Feb 23, 10:16 AM AKST · 10815 days ago · 38 km deep · 24 km away
20. 2.113 km N of Fishhook, AlaskaSun, Feb 23, 8:32 AM AKST · 10816 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away

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