M1.5 earthquake 7 km SSE of Willow, Alaska

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Mon, Jul 28, 1997, 8:46 PM AKDT

UTC

1997-07-29 04:46:51 UTC

Depth

38.1 km (23.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

61.693° N, 149.967° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

26

• Willow, AlaskaPopulation 2,102. Forecast7 kmSSE
• Knik-Fairview, AlaskaPopulation 14,923. Forecast28 kmNW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast53 kmN

After

1. 1.55 km WNW of Point Possession, AlaskaTue, Jul 29, 3:19 PM AKDT · 10660 days ago · 49 km deep · 93 km away
2. 1.513 km NE of Eagle River, AlaskaWed, Jul 30, 10:38 AM AKDT · 10659 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
3. 2.212 km NW of Hope, AlaskaWed, Jul 30, 3:23 PM AKDT · 10659 days ago · 37 km deep · 79 km away
4. 1.515 km SSW of Trapper Creek, AlaskaThu, Jul 31, 12:49 PM AKDT · 10658 days ago · 58 km deep · 57 km away
5. 2.233 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, Jul 31, 3:40 PM AKDT · 10658 days ago · 75 km deep · 83 km away
6. 2.06 km ENE of Beluga, AlaskaThu, Jul 31, 4:47 PM AKDT · 10658 days ago · 45 km deep · 79 km away
7. 1.813 km NW of Point Possession, AlaskaThu, Jul 31, 9:44 PM AKDT · 10657 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
8. 3.23 km N of Meadow Lakes, AlaskaFri, Aug 1, 5:51 AM AKDT · 10657 days ago · 39 km deep · 20 km away
9. 2.312 km WSW of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Aug 1, 5:22 PM AKDT · 10657 days ago · 57 km deep · 46 km away
10. 1.89 km NW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaFri, Aug 1, 6:49 PM AKDT · 10656 days ago · 37 km deep · 30 km away
11. 1.513 km SSE of Susitna, AlaskaSat, Aug 2, 12:40 PM AKDT · 10656 days ago · 54 km deep · 39 km away
12. 1.820 km NNE of Fishhook, AlaskaSat, Aug 2, 7:10 PM AKDT · 10655 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
13. 1.63 km ESE of Houston, AlaskaSun, Aug 3, 2:22 PM AKDT · 10655 days ago · 36 km deep · 13 km away
14. 2.63 km W of Big Lake, AlaskaSun, Aug 3, 7:10 PM AKDT · 10654 days ago · 47 km deep · 20 km away
15. 2.138 km NE of Susitna North, AlaskaSun, Aug 3, 10:32 PM AKDT · 10654 days ago · 57 km deep · 84 km away
16. 1.67 km ENE of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Aug 4, 1:54 AM AKDT · 10654 days ago · 49 km deep · 26 km away
17. 2.023 km NW of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Aug 4, 8:32 AM AKDT · 10654 days ago · 62 km deep · 45 km away
18. 1.88 km NW of Tyonek, AlaskaTue, Aug 5, 9:15 PM AKDT · 10652 days ago · 57 km deep · 93 km away
19. 2.519 km SSW of Trapper Creek, AlaskaTue, Aug 5, 11:58 PM AKDT · 10652 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
20. 2.447 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Aug 6, 6:34 AM AKDT · 10652 days ago · 81 km deep · 97 km away
21. 1.519 km WNW of Willow, AlaskaWed, Aug 6, 5:58 PM AKDT · 10651 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
22. 1.53 km NW of Willow, AlaskaThu, Aug 7, 3:01 PM AKDT · 10651 days ago · 37 km deep · 11 km away
23. 2.28 km SSE of Point Possession, AlaskaThu, Aug 7, 3:04 PM AKDT · 10651 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
24. 2.68 km SSW of Willow, AlaskaThu, Aug 7, 3:35 PM AKDT · 10651 days ago · 36 km deep · 7 km away
25. 1.5Southern AlaskaThu, Aug 7, 8:38 PM AKDT · 10650 days ago · 30 km deep · 16 km away
26. 2.125 km N of Chickaloon, AlaskaFri, Aug 8, 4:32 AM AKDT · 10650 days ago · 37 km deep · 84 km away
27. 1.7Southern AlaskaFri, Aug 8, 6:22 AM AKDT · 10650 days ago · 65 km deep · 52 km away
28. 1.532 km NNE of Chickaloon, AlaskaFri, Aug 8, 12:00 PM AKDT · 10650 days ago · 51 km deep · 97 km away
29. 2.18 km ESE of Sutton-Alpine, AlaskaFri, Aug 8, 6:50 PM AKDT · 10649 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
30. 1.511 km NNW of Point Possession, AlaskaSat, Aug 9, 9:24 PM AKDT · 10648 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
31. 1.612 km S of Willow, AlaskaSun, Aug 10, 9:08 PM AKDT · 10647 days ago · 47 km deep · 8 km away
32. 2.114 km WSW of Willow, AlaskaMon, Aug 11, 2:17 PM AKDT · 10647 days ago · 42 km deep · 17 km away
33. 2.130 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaTue, Aug 12, 10:32 AM AKDT · 10646 days ago · 60 km deep · 76 km away
34. 1.67 km SSW of Big Lake, AlaskaTue, Aug 12, 9:54 PM AKDT · 10645 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
35. 1.628 km NW of Willow, AlaskaWed, Aug 13, 3:49 AM AKDT · 10645 days ago · 49 km deep · 35 km away
36. 1.9Southern AlaskaWed, Aug 13, 4:32 AM AKDT · 10645 days ago · 36 km deep · 14 km away
37. 1.66 km W of Willow, AlaskaWed, Aug 13, 5:49 AM AKDT · 10645 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
38. 1.96 km S of Houston, AlaskaThu, Aug 14, 3:20 AM AKDT · 10644 days ago · 47 km deep · 15 km away
39. 1.522 km NE of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, Aug 14, 5:39 AM AKDT · 10644 days ago · 78 km deep · 76 km away
40. 1.518 km NW of Fishhook, AlaskaThu, Aug 14, 7:25 PM AKDT · 10643 days ago · 37 km deep · 31 km away
41. 2.827 km NW of Willow, AlaskaFri, Aug 15, 7:18 AM AKDT · 10643 days ago · 42 km deep · 35 km away
42. 1.841 km W of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Aug 15, 4:54 PM AKDT · 10643 days ago · 70 km deep · 72 km away
43. 4.212 km WSW of Petersville, AlaskaFri, Aug 15, 9:12 PM AKDT · 10642 days ago · 89 km deep · 98 km away
44. 2.87 km N of Eagle River, AlaskaSat, Aug 16, 4:22 AM AKDT · 10642 days ago · 39 km deep · 40 km away
45. 2.31 km NW of Houston, AlaskaSat, Aug 16, 5:20 PM AKDT · 10642 days ago · 50 km deep · 9 km away
46. 3.612 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaSun, Aug 17, 2:40 AM AKDT · 10641 days ago · 52 km deep · 34 km away
47. 1.718 km NNE of Hope, AlaskaSun, Aug 17, 5:12 PM AKDT · 10641 days ago · 39 km deep · 75 km away
48. 1.717 km ESE of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Aug 18, 11:31 AM AKDT · 10640 days ago · 38 km deep · 81 km away
49. 2.633 km ESE of Susitna North, AlaskaMon, Aug 18, 5:07 PM AKDT · 10640 days ago · 43 km deep · 60 km away
50. 1.825 km S of Susitna, AlaskaTue, Aug 19, 5:49 AM AKDT · 10639 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
51. 3.433 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaWed, Aug 20, 4:19 AM AKDT · 10638 days ago · 92 km deep · 89 km away
52. 2.421 km SSW of Susitna North, AlaskaWed, Aug 20, 11:48 AM AKDT · 10638 days ago · 42 km deep · 34 km away
53. 1.520 km WSW of Susitna North, AlaskaWed, Aug 20, 4:28 PM AKDT · 10638 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
54. 2.011 km E of Susitna North, AlaskaWed, Aug 20, 5:42 PM AKDT · 10638 days ago · 52 km deep · 53 km away
55. 2.323 km S of Chickaloon, AlaskaThu, Aug 21, 2:27 AM AKDT · 10637 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
56. 2.437 km W of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Aug 21, 4:57 AM AKDT · 10637 days ago · 70 km deep · 69 km away
57. 1.514 km NE of Girdwood, AlaskaThu, Aug 21, 2:53 PM AKDT · 10637 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
58. 1.718 km S of Susitna North, AlaskaFri, Aug 22, 2:41 AM AKDT · 10636 days ago · 42 km deep · 34 km away
59. 1.69 km S of Willow, AlaskaFri, Aug 22, 7:46 PM AKDT · 10635 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
60. 2.446 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Aug 23, 8:41 PM AKDT · 10634 days ago · 91 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 144.

Before

1. 1.9Central AlaskaMon, Jul 28, 3:40 PM AKDT · 10661 days ago · 37 km deep · 46 km away
2. 2.110 km E of Talkeetna, AlaskaMon, Jul 28, 10:29 AM AKDT · 10661 days ago · 60 km deep · 69 km away
3. 1.515 km ENE of Eagle River, AlaskaSun, Jul 27, 4:56 PM AKDT · 10662 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
4. 1.829 km ESE of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Jul 26, 7:46 PM AKDT · 10662 days ago · 65 km deep · 53 km away
5. 2.112 km SSW of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Jul 25, 7:14 PM AKDT · 10663 days ago · 63 km deep · 44 km away
6. 2.020 km N of Skwentna, AlaskaFri, Jul 25, 2:43 PM AKDT · 10664 days ago · 94 km deep · 89 km away
7. 2.010 km W of Fishhook, AlaskaFri, Jul 25, 11:48 AM AKDT · 10664 days ago · 37 km deep · 28 km away
8. 3.021 km NNW of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Jul 25, 9:25 AM AKDT · 10664 days ago · 50 km deep · 36 km away
9. 1.621 km N of Meadow Lakes, AlaskaFri, Jul 25, 12:06 AM AKDT · 10664 days ago · 40 km deep · 22 km away
10. 2.39 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, AlaskaWed, Jul 23, 6:25 PM AKDT · 10665 days ago · 36 km deep · 59 km away
11. 1.527 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaTue, Jul 22, 7:21 PM AKDT · 10666 days ago · 52 km deep · 52 km away
12. 4.011 km ENE of Beluga, AlaskaTue, Jul 22, 3:23 PM AKDT · 10667 days ago · 48 km deep · 75 km away
13. 1.636 km SSE of Skwentna, AlaskaTue, Jul 22, 7:05 AM AKDT · 10667 days ago · 73 km deep · 68 km away
14. 2.35 km WNW of Hope, AlaskaTue, Jul 22, 4:52 AM AKDT · 10667 days ago · 38 km deep · 85 km away
15. 2.09 km E of Skwentna, AlaskaTue, Jul 22, 2:05 AM AKDT · 10667 days ago · 76 km deep · 73 km away
16. 1.617 km WSW of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Jul 21, 2:58 PM AKDT · 10668 days ago · 47 km deep · 51 km away
17. 2.14 km SW of Girdwood, AlaskaMon, Jul 21, 6:19 AM AKDT · 10668 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
18. 2.121 km WSW of Susitna, AlaskaSun, Jul 20, 8:33 PM AKDT · 10668 days ago · 50 km deep · 55 km away
19. 1.72 km NE of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, Jul 20, 3:51 PM AKDT · 10669 days ago · 71 km deep · 91 km away
20. 1.714 km NE of Eagle River, AlaskaSat, Jul 19, 5:44 AM AKDT · 10670 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak9979ndil18. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:14 PM UTC.