Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 5 km WSW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Willow, Alaska on Wed, Jul 9, 1997, 7:41 PM AKDT (03:41 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 12 km WSW of Petersville, 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
1997-07-10 03:41:51 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.731° N, 150.130° 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
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 135 in the 60 days after this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.733 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 10679 days ago · 63 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 3.623 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 10678 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.818 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 10678 days ago · 56 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.69 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 10677 days ago · 36 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.820 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 10677 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.83 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 10676 days ago · 41 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.024 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10675 days ago · 64 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.312 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 10674 days ago · 64 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.55 km N of Knik River, Alaska · 10673 days ago · 31 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.08 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10673 days ago · 45 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.719 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10673 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.031 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10672 days ago · 74 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.945 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10671 days ago · 96 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.26 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10671 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.825 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10670 days ago · 44 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.021 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10670 days ago · 41 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.714 km NE of Eagle River, Alaska · 10670 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.72 km NE of Tyonek, Alaska · 10668 days ago · 71 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.121 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 10668 days ago · 50 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.617 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 10668 days ago · 47 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.09 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 10667 days ago · 76 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 2.35 km WNW of Hope, Alaska · 10667 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 1.636 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10667 days ago · 73 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 4.011 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 10666 days ago · 48 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 1.527 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10666 days ago · 52 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 2.39 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 10665 days ago · 36 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 2.59 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 10665 days ago · 76 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 1.621 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10664 days ago · 40 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 3.021 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10664 days ago · 50 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 2.010 km W of Fishhook, Alaska · 10664 days ago · 37 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 2.020 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 10664 days ago · 94 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 2.112 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 10663 days ago · 63 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 2.510 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 10663 days ago · 81 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.829 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10662 days ago · 65 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 1.515 km ENE of Eagle River, Alaska · 10661 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 2.110 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 10661 days ago · 60 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 1.9Central Alaska · 10660 days ago · 37 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 1.57 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 10660 days ago · 38 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 1.55 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 10659 days ago · 49 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 1.513 km NE of Eagle River, Alaska · 10659 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 2.212 km NW of Hope, Alaska · 10658 days ago · 37 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.515 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10658 days ago · 58 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 2.233 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10657 days ago · 75 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 2.06 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 10657 days ago · 45 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 1.813 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 10657 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 3.23 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10657 days ago · 39 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 2.312 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 10656 days ago · 57 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 1.89 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10656 days ago · 37 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 1.513 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 10656 days ago · 54 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 1.820 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 10655 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 1.63 km ESE of Houston, Alaska · 10655 days ago · 36 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 2.63 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 10654 days ago · 47 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 2.138 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10654 days ago · 57 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 1.67 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska · 10654 days ago · 49 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 2.023 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 10654 days ago · 62 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 2.036 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10652 days ago · 104 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 1.88 km NW of Tyonek, Alaska · 10652 days ago · 57 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 2.519 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10652 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 2.447 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 10652 days ago · 81 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 1.519 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 10651 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 135.

Before

  1. 1.54 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 10679 days ago · 60 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.71 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 10680 days ago · 45 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.5Central Alaska · 10681 days ago · 43 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.77 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10681 days ago · 41 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.624 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10681 days ago · 63 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.012 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 10681 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.824 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10681 days ago · 66 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.723 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 10682 days ago · 67 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.24 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 10682 days ago · 41 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.115 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 10682 days ago · 45 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.253 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 10682 days ago · 84 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.138 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10683 days ago · 51 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.59 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 10683 days ago · 45 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.038 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 10683 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.740 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10684 days ago · 92 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.96 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 10684 days ago · 43 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.07 km S of Houston, Alaska · 10684 days ago · 48 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.825 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10684 days ago · 37 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.528 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10685 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.617 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 10686 days ago · 38 km deep · 70 km away

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