Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 23 km WNW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 23 km WNW of Willow, Alaska on Thu, May 1, 1997, 6:51 AM AKDT (14:51 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 8 km NW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1997-05-01 14:51:37 UTC
Depth
38.2 km (23.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.852° N, 150.435° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
22

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 174 in the 60 days after this one and 96 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.722 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10749 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.713 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 10749 days ago · 44 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.816 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 10748 days ago · 38 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.623 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 10748 days ago · 61 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.67 km S of Willow, Alaska · 10747 days ago · 38 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.212 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 10747 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.96 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 10745 days ago · 53 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.165 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10745 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.16 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 10745 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.713 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 10745 days ago · 42 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 5.38 km NW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 10744 days ago · 31 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.08 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 10744 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.34 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 10744 days ago · 40 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.78 km NW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 10744 days ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.97 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 10744 days ago · 32 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.617 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 10744 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.95 km ESE of Houston, Alaska · 10744 days ago · 38 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.67 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 10744 days ago · 36 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.827 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10744 days ago · 43 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.542 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10744 days ago · 47 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.56 km WSW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10743 days ago · 31 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 2.231 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10743 days ago · 67 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 2.514 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10743 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 2.312 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 10743 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.05 km WSW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10743 days ago · 31 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 3.011 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 10742 days ago · 47 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.82 km E of Houston, Alaska · 10742 days ago · 39 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.718 km W of Willow, Alaska · 10742 days ago · 40 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 2.329 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 10742 days ago · 91 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.835 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 10741 days ago · 63 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 1.820 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10741 days ago · 49 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 2.849 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 10741 days ago · 70 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.722 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 10740 days ago · 48 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 2.820 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 10740 days ago · 50 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 2.17 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 10739 days ago · 42 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 3.96 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 10739 days ago · 48 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 2.430 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 10739 days ago · 117 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 2.525 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 10739 days ago · 86 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 2.14 km E of Petersville, Alaska · 10738 days ago · 72 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 1.610 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10738 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 1.715 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10738 days ago · 40 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 2.57 km ESE of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 10737 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 2.629 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 10737 days ago · 107 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 4.715 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 10737 days ago · 59 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 1.813 km NW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10737 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 2.037 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 10736 days ago · 65 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 1.723 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 10735 days ago · 40 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 2.046 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 10735 days ago · 124 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 1.62 km NW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 10735 days ago · 37 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 1.857 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 10734 days ago · 90 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.634 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10734 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 2.014 km NW of Tyonek, Alaska · 10734 days ago · 62 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 2.251 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10734 days ago · 86 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 2.88 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10733 days ago · 37 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 1.56 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 10733 days ago · 34 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 2.025 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 10733 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 2.17 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10732 days ago · 44 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 1.515 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10732 days ago · 54 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 1.720 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 10732 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 2.43 km WNW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10732 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 174.

Before

  1. 2.2Southern Alaska · 10752 days ago · 63 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.221 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 10752 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.462 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 10753 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.933 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10754 days ago · 57 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.627 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 10754 days ago · 65 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.819 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10754 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.814 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 10755 days ago · 41 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.332 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 10756 days ago · 83 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.730 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 10756 days ago · 40 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.820 km N of Willow, Alaska · 10756 days ago · 32 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.017 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 10756 days ago · 61 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.929 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10756 days ago · 58 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.213 km SE of Petersville, Alaska · 10757 days ago · 68 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.426 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10757 days ago · 91 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.524 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 10757 days ago · -3 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.2Central Alaska · 10758 days ago · 87 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.31 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 10758 days ago · 42 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 4.17 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 10758 days ago · 48 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.758 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 10759 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 3.08 km WNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10759 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away

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