M1.5 earthquake 19 km WNW of Willow, Alaska

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Wed, Aug 6, 1997, 5:58 PM AKDT

UTC

1997-08-07 01:58:29 UTC

Depth

0.4 km (0.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

61.796° N, 150.387° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

24

• Willow, AlaskaPopulation 2,102. Forecast19 kmWNW
• Knik-Fairview, AlaskaPopulation 14,923. Forecast52 kmNW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast69 kmNNW

After

1. 2.145 km W of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, Aug 7, 1:51 AM AKDT · 10651 days ago · 121 km deep · 100 km away
2. 2.243 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaThu, Aug 7, 2:48 AM AKDT · 10651 days ago · 86 km deep · 86 km away
3. 1.53 km NW of Willow, AlaskaThu, Aug 7, 3:01 PM AKDT · 10650 days ago · 37 km deep · 16 km away
4. 2.68 km SSW of Willow, AlaskaThu, Aug 7, 3:35 PM AKDT · 10650 days ago · 36 km deep · 20 km away
5. 1.5Southern AlaskaThu, Aug 7, 8:38 PM AKDT · 10650 days ago · 30 km deep · 40 km away
6. 2.017 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Aug 8, 5:18 AM AKDT · 10650 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away
7. 1.515 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Aug 8, 5:19 AM AKDT · 10650 days ago · 62 km deep · 96 km away
8. 1.7Southern AlaskaFri, Aug 8, 6:22 AM AKDT · 10650 days ago · 65 km deep · 30 km away
9. 2.18 km ESE of Sutton-Alpine, AlaskaFri, Aug 8, 6:50 PM AKDT · 10649 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
10. 1.937 km WSW of Petersville, AlaskaSat, Aug 9, 4:53 PM AKDT · 10648 days ago · 88 km deep · 89 km away
11. 1.511 km NNW of Point Possession, AlaskaSat, Aug 9, 9:24 PM AKDT · 10648 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
12. 2.928 km WSW of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, Aug 10, 3:23 AM AKDT · 10648 days ago · 102 km deep · 82 km away
13. 1.612 km S of Willow, AlaskaSun, Aug 10, 9:08 PM AKDT · 10647 days ago · 47 km deep · 24 km away
14. 2.114 km WSW of Willow, AlaskaMon, Aug 11, 2:17 PM AKDT · 10647 days ago · 42 km deep · 12 km away
15. 2.130 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaTue, Aug 12, 10:32 AM AKDT · 10646 days ago · 60 km deep · 64 km away
16. 1.67 km SSW of Big Lake, AlaskaTue, Aug 12, 9:54 PM AKDT · 10645 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
17. 1.628 km NW of Willow, AlaskaWed, Aug 13, 3:49 AM AKDT · 10645 days ago · 49 km deep · 15 km away
18. 1.9Southern AlaskaWed, Aug 13, 4:32 AM AKDT · 10645 days ago · 36 km deep · 39 km away
19. 1.66 km W of Willow, AlaskaWed, Aug 13, 5:49 AM AKDT · 10645 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
20. 1.96 km S of Houston, AlaskaThu, Aug 14, 3:20 AM AKDT · 10644 days ago · 47 km deep · 39 km away
21. 1.522 km NE of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, Aug 14, 5:39 AM AKDT · 10644 days ago · 78 km deep · 52 km away
22. 1.518 km NW of Fishhook, AlaskaThu, Aug 14, 7:25 PM AKDT · 10643 days ago · 37 km deep · 47 km away
23. 2.827 km NW of Willow, AlaskaFri, Aug 15, 7:18 AM AKDT · 10643 days ago · 42 km deep · 13 km away
24. 1.841 km W of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Aug 15, 4:54 PM AKDT · 10642 days ago · 70 km deep · 56 km away
25. 4.212 km WSW of Petersville, AlaskaFri, Aug 15, 9:12 PM AKDT · 10642 days ago · 89 km deep · 78 km away
26. 2.87 km N of Eagle River, AlaskaSat, Aug 16, 4:22 AM AKDT · 10642 days ago · 39 km deep · 62 km away
27. 2.31 km NW of Houston, AlaskaSat, Aug 16, 5:20 PM AKDT · 10641 days ago · 50 km deep · 33 km away
28. 3.612 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaSun, Aug 17, 2:40 AM AKDT · 10641 days ago · 52 km deep · 45 km away
29. 1.718 km NNE of Hope, AlaskaSun, Aug 17, 5:12 PM AKDT · 10640 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
30. 1.717 km ESE of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Aug 18, 11:31 AM AKDT · 10640 days ago · 38 km deep · 83 km away
31. 2.633 km ESE of Susitna North, AlaskaMon, Aug 18, 5:07 PM AKDT · 10639 days ago · 43 km deep · 70 km away
32. 1.963 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Aug 18, 11:26 PM AKDT · 10639 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
33. 1.825 km S of Susitna, AlaskaTue, Aug 19, 5:49 AM AKDT · 10639 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
34. 2.023 km WNW of Petersville, AlaskaTue, Aug 19, 7:29 AM AKDT · 10639 days ago · 87 km deep · 94 km away
35. 3.433 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaWed, Aug 20, 4:19 AM AKDT · 10638 days ago · 92 km deep · 68 km away
36. 2.421 km SSW of Susitna North, AlaskaWed, Aug 20, 11:48 AM AKDT · 10638 days ago · 42 km deep · 28 km away
37. 1.520 km WSW of Susitna North, AlaskaWed, Aug 20, 4:28 PM AKDT · 10637 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
38. 2.011 km E of Susitna North, AlaskaWed, Aug 20, 5:42 PM AKDT · 10637 days ago · 52 km deep · 55 km away
39. 2.437 km W of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Aug 21, 4:57 AM AKDT · 10637 days ago · 70 km deep · 53 km away
40. 1.730 km W of Petersville, AlaskaThu, Aug 21, 5:04 AM AKDT · 10637 days ago · 92 km deep · 93 km away
41. 1.718 km S of Susitna North, AlaskaFri, Aug 22, 2:41 AM AKDT · 10636 days ago · 42 km deep · 34 km away
42. 1.69 km S of Willow, AlaskaFri, Aug 22, 7:46 PM AKDT · 10635 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
43. 2.446 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Aug 23, 8:41 PM AKDT · 10634 days ago · 91 km deep · 78 km away
44. 3.03 km NNW of Big Lake, AlaskaSun, Aug 24, 5:46 AM AKDT · 10634 days ago · 41 km deep · 35 km away
45. 1.918 km W of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Aug 25, 9:52 AM AKDT · 10633 days ago · 56 km deep · 36 km away
46. 3.123 km E of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Aug 25, 3:54 PM AKDT · 10632 days ago · 47 km deep · 74 km away
47. 1.720 km N of Point Possession, AlaskaMon, Aug 25, 4:23 PM AKDT · 10632 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away
48. 2.16 km N of Meadow Lakes, AlaskaMon, Aug 25, 8:14 PM AKDT · 10632 days ago · 39 km deep · 43 km away
49. 1.613 km WNW of Fishhook, AlaskaTue, Aug 26, 5:39 AM AKDT · 10632 days ago · 41 km deep · 48 km away
50. 1.543 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaTue, Aug 26, 11:16 AM AKDT · 10632 days ago · 87 km deep · 97 km away
51. 2.023 km N of Willow, AlaskaTue, Aug 26, 1:04 PM AKDT · 10632 days ago · 47 km deep · 27 km away
52. 1.913 km N of Willow, AlaskaWed, Aug 27, 2:28 AM AKDT · 10631 days ago · 43 km deep · 20 km away
53. 2.052 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaThu, Aug 28, 8:07 AM AKDT · 10630 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
54. 1.715 km WNW of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, Aug 28, 10:03 AM AKDT · 10630 days ago · 97 km deep · 72 km away
55. 2.016 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, AlaskaThu, Aug 28, 1:16 PM AKDT · 10630 days ago · 44 km deep · 87 km away
56. 1.5Southern AlaskaFri, Aug 29, 2:33 PM AKDT · 10628 days ago · 37 km deep · 27 km away
57. 2.83 km SE of Knik River, AlaskaFri, Aug 29, 10:31 PM AKDT · 10628 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away
58. 1.631 km NE of Chase, AlaskaSat, Aug 30, 4:14 AM AKDT · 10628 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
59. 1.819 km WNW of Fishhook, AlaskaSat, Aug 30, 12:45 PM AKDT · 10628 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
60. 1.910 km W of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Aug 30, 11:18 PM AKDT · 10627 days ago · 63 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 155.

Before

1. 2.447 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Aug 6, 6:34 AM AKDT · 10652 days ago · 81 km deep · 81 km away
2. 2.519 km SSW of Trapper Creek, AlaskaTue, Aug 5, 11:58 PM AKDT · 10652 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
3. 1.88 km NW of Tyonek, AlaskaTue, Aug 5, 9:15 PM AKDT · 10652 days ago · 57 km deep · 87 km away
4. 2.036 km SW of Skwentna, AlaskaTue, Aug 5, 7:05 PM AKDT · 10652 days ago · 104 km deep · 78 km away
5. 2.662 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Aug 4, 11:22 PM AKDT · 10653 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
6. 2.023 km NW of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Aug 4, 8:32 AM AKDT · 10654 days ago · 62 km deep · 25 km away
7. 1.67 km ENE of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Aug 4, 1:54 AM AKDT · 10654 days ago · 49 km deep · 25 km away
8. 2.138 km NE of Susitna North, AlaskaSun, Aug 3, 10:32 PM AKDT · 10654 days ago · 57 km deep · 87 km away
9. 2.63 km W of Big Lake, AlaskaSun, Aug 3, 7:10 PM AKDT · 10654 days ago · 47 km deep · 37 km away
10. 2.263 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaSun, Aug 3, 6:01 PM AKDT · 10654 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
11. 1.63 km ESE of Houston, AlaskaSun, Aug 3, 2:22 PM AKDT · 10654 days ago · 36 km deep · 38 km away
12. 1.820 km NNE of Fishhook, AlaskaSat, Aug 2, 7:10 PM AKDT · 10655 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
13. 1.513 km SSE of Susitna, AlaskaSat, Aug 2, 12:40 PM AKDT · 10656 days ago · 54 km deep · 41 km away
14. 2.662 km SW of Skwentna, AlaskaFri, Aug 1, 7:33 PM AKDT · 10656 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
15. 1.89 km NW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaFri, Aug 1, 6:49 PM AKDT · 10656 days ago · 37 km deep · 44 km away
16. 3.264 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaFri, Aug 1, 5:58 PM AKDT · 10656 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
17. 2.312 km WSW of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Aug 1, 5:22 PM AKDT · 10656 days ago · 57 km deep · 38 km away
18. 3.23 km N of Meadow Lakes, AlaskaFri, Aug 1, 5:51 AM AKDT · 10657 days ago · 39 km deep · 44 km away
19. 1.813 km NW of Point Possession, AlaskaThu, Jul 31, 9:44 PM AKDT · 10657 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
20. 2.06 km ENE of Beluga, AlaskaThu, Jul 31, 4:47 PM AKDT · 10657 days ago · 45 km deep · 76 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak997a27mxl1. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:50 AM UTC.