M2.1 earthquake 14 km WSW of Willow, Alaska

Magnitude

2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Mon, Aug 11, 1997, 2:17 PM AKDT

UTC

1997-08-11 22:17:21 UTC

Depth

41.9 km (26.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

61.694° N, 150.290° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

29

• Willow, AlaskaPopulation 2,102. Forecast15 kmWSW
• Knik-Fairview, AlaskaPopulation 14,923. Forecast42 kmWNW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast57 kmNNW

After

1. 2.130 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaTue, Aug 12, 10:32 AM AKDT · 10646 days ago · 60 km deep · 61 km away
2. 1.67 km SSW of Big Lake, AlaskaTue, Aug 12, 9:54 PM AKDT · 10645 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
3. 1.628 km NW of Willow, AlaskaWed, Aug 13, 3:49 AM AKDT · 10645 days ago · 49 km deep · 27 km away
4. 1.9Southern AlaskaWed, Aug 13, 4:32 AM AKDT · 10645 days ago · 36 km deep · 30 km away
5. 1.66 km W of Willow, AlaskaWed, Aug 13, 5:49 AM AKDT · 10645 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
6. 1.96 km S of Houston, AlaskaThu, Aug 14, 3:20 AM AKDT · 10644 days ago · 47 km deep · 28 km away
7. 1.522 km NE of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, Aug 14, 5:39 AM AKDT · 10644 days ago · 78 km deep · 64 km away
8. 1.518 km NW of Fishhook, AlaskaThu, Aug 14, 7:25 PM AKDT · 10643 days ago · 37 km deep · 45 km away
9. 2.827 km NW of Willow, AlaskaFri, Aug 15, 7:18 AM AKDT · 10643 days ago · 42 km deep · 25 km away
10. 1.841 km W of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Aug 15, 4:54 PM AKDT · 10642 days ago · 70 km deep · 56 km away
11. 4.212 km WSW of Petersville, AlaskaFri, Aug 15, 9:12 PM AKDT · 10642 days ago · 89 km deep · 90 km away
12. 2.87 km N of Eagle River, AlaskaSat, Aug 16, 4:22 AM AKDT · 10642 days ago · 39 km deep · 51 km away
13. 2.31 km NW of Houston, AlaskaSat, Aug 16, 5:20 PM AKDT · 10641 days ago · 50 km deep · 24 km away
14. 3.612 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaSun, Aug 17, 2:40 AM AKDT · 10641 days ago · 52 km deep · 33 km away
15. 1.718 km NNE of Hope, AlaskaSun, Aug 17, 5:12 PM AKDT · 10640 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away
16. 1.717 km ESE of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Aug 18, 11:31 AM AKDT · 10640 days ago · 38 km deep · 73 km away
17. 2.633 km ESE of Susitna North, AlaskaMon, Aug 18, 5:07 PM AKDT · 10639 days ago · 43 km deep · 72 km away
18. 1.963 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Aug 18, 11:26 PM AKDT · 10639 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
19. 1.825 km S of Susitna, AlaskaTue, Aug 19, 5:49 AM AKDT · 10639 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
20. 3.433 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaWed, Aug 20, 4:19 AM AKDT · 10638 days ago · 92 km deep · 72 km away
21. 2.421 km SSW of Susitna North, AlaskaWed, Aug 20, 11:48 AM AKDT · 10638 days ago · 42 km deep · 36 km away
22. 1.520 km WSW of Susitna North, AlaskaWed, Aug 20, 4:28 PM AKDT · 10638 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
23. 2.011 km E of Susitna North, AlaskaWed, Aug 20, 5:42 PM AKDT · 10637 days ago · 52 km deep · 61 km away
24. 2.437 km W of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Aug 21, 4:57 AM AKDT · 10637 days ago · 70 km deep · 52 km away
25. 1.718 km S of Susitna North, AlaskaFri, Aug 22, 2:41 AM AKDT · 10636 days ago · 42 km deep · 39 km away
26. 1.69 km S of Willow, AlaskaFri, Aug 22, 7:46 PM AKDT · 10635 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
27. 2.446 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Aug 23, 8:41 PM AKDT · 10634 days ago · 91 km deep · 81 km away
28. 3.03 km NNW of Big Lake, AlaskaSun, Aug 24, 5:46 AM AKDT · 10634 days ago · 41 km deep · 23 km away
29. 1.918 km W of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Aug 25, 9:52 AM AKDT · 10633 days ago · 56 km deep · 34 km away
30. 3.123 km E of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Aug 25, 3:54 PM AKDT · 10633 days ago · 47 km deep · 65 km away
31. 1.720 km N of Point Possession, AlaskaMon, Aug 25, 4:23 PM AKDT · 10633 days ago · 37 km deep · 68 km away
32. 2.16 km N of Meadow Lakes, AlaskaMon, Aug 25, 8:14 PM AKDT · 10632 days ago · 39 km deep · 36 km away
33. 1.613 km WNW of Fishhook, AlaskaTue, Aug 26, 5:39 AM AKDT · 10632 days ago · 41 km deep · 44 km away
34. 1.87 km SSE of Point Possession, AlaskaTue, Aug 26, 9:32 AM AKDT · 10632 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away
35. 1.543 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaTue, Aug 26, 11:16 AM AKDT · 10632 days ago · 87 km deep · 95 km away
36. 2.023 km N of Willow, AlaskaTue, Aug 26, 1:04 PM AKDT · 10632 days ago · 47 km deep · 33 km away
37. 1.913 km N of Willow, AlaskaWed, Aug 27, 2:28 AM AKDT · 10631 days ago · 43 km deep · 24 km away
38. 2.052 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaThu, Aug 28, 8:07 AM AKDT · 10630 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
39. 1.715 km WNW of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, Aug 28, 10:03 AM AKDT · 10630 days ago · 97 km deep · 82 km away
40. 2.016 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, AlaskaThu, Aug 28, 1:16 PM AKDT · 10630 days ago · 44 km deep · 75 km away
41. 1.5Southern AlaskaFri, Aug 29, 2:33 PM AKDT · 10629 days ago · 37 km deep · 17 km away
42. 2.83 km SE of Knik River, AlaskaFri, Aug 29, 10:31 PM AKDT · 10628 days ago · 38 km deep · 81 km away
43. 1.819 km WNW of Fishhook, AlaskaSat, Aug 30, 12:45 PM AKDT · 10628 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
44. 1.910 km W of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Aug 30, 11:18 PM AKDT · 10627 days ago · 63 km deep · 79 km away
45. 1.912 km NW of Fishhook, AlaskaSun, Aug 31, 10:24 AM AKDT · 10627 days ago · 36 km deep · 47 km away
46. 1.523 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, AlaskaMon, Sep 1, 2:04 PM AKDT · 10626 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
47. 1.516 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaMon, Sep 1, 2:19 PM AKDT · 10626 days ago · 50 km deep · 46 km away
48. 2.222 km NNE of Skwentna, AlaskaTue, Sep 2, 7:56 PM AKDT · 10624 days ago · 85 km deep · 72 km away
49. 2.017 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, AlaskaWed, Sep 3, 12:58 AM AKDT · 10624 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away
50. 1.719 km SSW of Trapper Creek, AlaskaWed, Sep 3, 8:57 PM AKDT · 10623 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
51. 1.711 km SSE of Trapper Creek, AlaskaWed, Sep 3, 11:44 PM AKDT · 10623 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
52. 1.75 km SW of Big Lake, AlaskaThu, Sep 4, 8:30 AM AKDT · 10623 days ago · 47 km deep · 27 km away
53. 3.24 km W of Beluga, AlaskaFri, Sep 5, 9:56 AM AKDT · 10622 days ago · 55 km deep · 77 km away
54. 2.128 km NNE of Skwentna, AlaskaFri, Sep 5, 12:00 PM AKDT · 10622 days ago · 73 km deep · 72 km away
55. 2.98 km S of Gateway, AlaskaFri, Sep 5, 1:58 PM AKDT · 10622 days ago · 34 km deep · 61 km away
56. 1.6Southern AlaskaSat, Sep 6, 12:13 AM AKDT · 10621 days ago · 78 km deep · 71 km away
57. 2.132 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Sep 6, 1:10 AM AKDT · 10621 days ago · 89 km deep · 74 km away
58. 1.725 km NW of Susitna, AlaskaSat, Sep 6, 8:29 AM AKDT · 10621 days ago · 62 km deep · 28 km away
59. 2.164 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Sep 6, 5:42 PM AKDT · 10620 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
60. 2.816 km SSE of Anchorage, AlaskaSat, Sep 6, 10:12 PM AKDT · 10620 days ago · 44 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 149.

Before

1. 1.612 km S of Willow, AlaskaSun, Aug 10, 9:08 PM AKDT · 10647 days ago · 47 km deep · 13 km away
2. 2.928 km WSW of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, Aug 10, 3:23 AM AKDT · 10648 days ago · 102 km deep · 89 km away
3. 1.511 km NNW of Point Possession, AlaskaSat, Aug 9, 9:24 PM AKDT · 10648 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
4. 2.18 km ESE of Sutton-Alpine, AlaskaFri, Aug 8, 6:50 PM AKDT · 10649 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
5. 1.7Southern AlaskaFri, Aug 8, 6:22 AM AKDT · 10650 days ago · 65 km deep · 36 km away
6. 1.515 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Aug 8, 5:19 AM AKDT · 10650 days ago · 62 km deep · 90 km away
7. 2.017 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Aug 8, 5:18 AM AKDT · 10650 days ago · 50 km deep · 90 km away
8. 2.125 km N of Chickaloon, AlaskaFri, Aug 8, 4:32 AM AKDT · 10650 days ago · 37 km deep · 99 km away
9. 1.5Southern AlaskaThu, Aug 7, 8:38 PM AKDT · 10650 days ago · 30 km deep · 31 km away
10. 2.68 km SSW of Willow, AlaskaThu, Aug 7, 3:35 PM AKDT · 10651 days ago · 36 km deep · 10 km away
11. 2.28 km SSE of Point Possession, AlaskaThu, Aug 7, 3:04 PM AKDT · 10651 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
12. 1.53 km NW of Willow, AlaskaThu, Aug 7, 3:01 PM AKDT · 10651 days ago · 37 km deep · 14 km away
13. 2.243 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaThu, Aug 7, 2:48 AM AKDT · 10651 days ago · 86 km deep · 85 km away
14. 1.519 km WNW of Willow, AlaskaWed, Aug 6, 5:58 PM AKDT · 10651 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
15. 2.447 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Aug 6, 6:34 AM AKDT · 10652 days ago · 81 km deep · 81 km away
16. 2.519 km SSW of Trapper Creek, AlaskaTue, Aug 5, 11:58 PM AKDT · 10652 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
17. 1.88 km NW of Tyonek, AlaskaTue, Aug 5, 9:15 PM AKDT · 10652 days ago · 57 km deep · 81 km away
18. 2.036 km SW of Skwentna, AlaskaTue, Aug 5, 7:05 PM AKDT · 10652 days ago · 104 km deep · 83 km away
19. 2.662 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Aug 4, 11:22 PM AKDT · 10653 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
20. 2.023 km NW of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Aug 4, 8:32 AM AKDT · 10654 days ago · 62 km deep · 28 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak997a961ma3. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC.