Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 6 km SW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Willow, Alaska on Mon, May 5, 1997, 7:23 AM AKDT (15:23 UTC), 4 km (2 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1997-05-05 15:23:14 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.698° N, 150.108° 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: 151 in the 60 days after this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.713 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 10745 days ago · 42 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 5.38 km NW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 10745 days ago · 31 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.08 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 10745 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.34 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 10745 days ago · 40 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.78 km NW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 10745 days ago · 27 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.97 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 10745 days ago · 32 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.617 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 10744 days ago · 38 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.95 km ESE of Houston, Alaska · 10744 days ago · 38 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.67 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 10744 days ago · 36 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.827 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10744 days ago · 43 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.542 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10744 days ago · 47 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.56 km WSW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10744 days ago · 31 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.231 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10743 days ago · 67 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.514 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10743 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.312 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 10743 days ago · 38 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.05 km WSW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10743 days ago · 31 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 3.011 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 10743 days ago · 47 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.82 km E of Houston, Alaska · 10742 days ago · 39 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.718 km W of Willow, Alaska · 10742 days ago · 40 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.329 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 10742 days ago · 91 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.835 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 10741 days ago · 63 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 1.820 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10741 days ago · 49 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 2.849 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 10741 days ago · 70 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.722 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 10740 days ago · 48 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 2.820 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 10740 days ago · 50 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 2.17 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 10739 days ago · 42 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 3.96 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 10739 days ago · 48 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.14 km E of Petersville, Alaska · 10738 days ago · 72 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.610 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10738 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 1.715 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10738 days ago · 40 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 2.57 km ESE of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 10737 days ago · 37 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 4.715 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 10737 days ago · 59 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 1.813 km NW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10737 days ago · 40 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 2.037 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 10736 days ago · 65 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 1.723 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 10735 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.522 km W of Hope, Alaska · 10735 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 1.62 km NW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 10735 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 1.634 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10734 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 2.014 km NW of Tyonek, Alaska · 10734 days ago · 62 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 2.251 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10734 days ago · 86 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 2.88 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10733 days ago · 37 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 1.56 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 10733 days ago · 34 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 2.025 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 10733 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 2.17 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10733 days ago · 44 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 1.515 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10732 days ago · 54 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 1.720 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 10732 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 2.43 km WNW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10732 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 2.35 km NNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10732 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.734 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10732 days ago · 92 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 2.54 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 10731 days ago · 42 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 1.84 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 10730 days ago · 74 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 2.712 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 10730 days ago · 55 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.83 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 10730 days ago · 36 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 1.650 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10730 days ago · 89 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 2.014 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 10728 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 2.111 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 10728 days ago · 45 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 2.629 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 10728 days ago · 72 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 1.921 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10728 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 1.828 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10728 days ago · 65 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 2.014 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 10727 days ago · 55 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 151.

Before

  1. 2.28 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 10745 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.96 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 10745 days ago · 53 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.212 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 10747 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.67 km S of Willow, Alaska · 10747 days ago · 38 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.623 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 10748 days ago · 61 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.816 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 10748 days ago · 38 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.713 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 10749 days ago · 44 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.722 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10749 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.523 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 10749 days ago · 38 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.2Southern Alaska · 10752 days ago · 63 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.221 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 10753 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.933 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10754 days ago · 57 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.627 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 10754 days ago · 65 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.819 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10754 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.814 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 10755 days ago · 41 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.332 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 10756 days ago · 83 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.730 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 10756 days ago · 40 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.820 km N of Willow, Alaska · 10756 days ago · 32 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.017 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 10757 days ago · 61 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.929 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10757 days ago · 58 km deep · 38 km away

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