Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 8 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska on Sun, Dec 10, 1995, 10:59 AM AKST (19:59 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 3 km SW of Soldotna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1995-12-10 19:59:28 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.015° N, 151.017° 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
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 120 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11255 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.324 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 11254 days ago · 75 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.811 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 11253 days ago · 51 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.457 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 11253 days ago · 113 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.126 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11252 days ago · 73 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.25 km NW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 11252 days ago · 50 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.925 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 11252 days ago · 36 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.811 km W of Willow, Alaska · 11251 days ago · -3 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.05 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 11250 days ago · 38 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 3.331 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 11250 days ago · 49 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.57 km E of Tyonek, Alaska · 11250 days ago · 58 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.716 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11249 days ago · 43 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.821 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11249 days ago · 63 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.39 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 11248 days ago · 56 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.91 km ENE of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 11248 days ago · 34 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.121 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 11247 days ago · 58 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.16 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 11247 days ago · 45 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.921 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11247 days ago · 59 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.833 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11247 days ago · 76 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.418 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 11246 days ago · 45 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 1.62 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 11245 days ago · 32 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 2.237 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 11245 days ago · 104 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.218 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 11245 days ago · 53 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 2.634 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 11245 days ago · 81 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 1.915 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 11243 days ago · 41 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 1.622 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 11243 days ago · 64 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 1.96 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 11242 days ago · 46 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 1.70 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 11241 days ago · 40 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 2.125 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 11239 days ago · 72 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 3.07 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 11239 days ago · 44 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 2.813 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 11239 days ago · 43 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 2.314 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 11238 days ago · 65 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 2.15 km WSW of Sterling, Alaska · 11238 days ago · 48 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 2.610 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 11237 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 2.929 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11237 days ago · 64 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 2.29 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 11237 days ago · 46 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 2.040 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 11236 days ago · 88 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 2.311 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 11236 days ago · 61 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 1.822 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 11236 days ago · 63 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 1.66 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11236 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 2.18 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 11235 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 2.350 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 11235 days ago · 100 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 2.69 km SE of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 11235 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 1.948 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 11235 days ago · 76 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 3.326 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 11234 days ago · 55 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 2.254 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11234 days ago · 93 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 2.236 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 11233 days ago · 78 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 2.028 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 11233 days ago · 55 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 1.66 km W of Hope, Alaska · 11233 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 2.06 km SW of Cohoe, Alaska · 11232 days ago · 47 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 1.513 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 11232 days ago · 42 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 2.54 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 11231 days ago · 48 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 2.311 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 11229 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 2.023 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 11229 days ago · 45 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 2.125 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 11228 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 3.314 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 11228 days ago · 48 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 2.625 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 11228 days ago · 41 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 2.71 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 11228 days ago · 40 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 3.327 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11227 days ago · 71 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 3.121 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 11227 days ago · 49 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of 120.

Before

  1. 2.223 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 11257 days ago · 44 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.27 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 11259 days ago · 44 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.917 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 11260 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.013 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 11261 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 3.512 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 11261 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.119 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 11261 days ago · 49 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 3.512 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 11263 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.417 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 11264 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.528 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 11265 days ago · 66 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.526 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 11265 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.79 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11268 days ago · 56 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.015 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 11268 days ago · 43 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.95 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 11269 days ago · 36 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.819 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11269 days ago · 44 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.023 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11270 days ago · 68 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.54 km WSW of Sterling, Alaska · 11270 days ago · 38 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.915 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 11271 days ago · 52 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.519 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 11272 days ago · 47 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.91 km WSW of Kasilof, Alaska · 11273 days ago · 47 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.526 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 11273 days ago · 97 km deep · 38 km away

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