Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 15 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 15 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska on Tue, Jun 4, 1996, 10:30 AM AKDT (18:30 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 33 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-06-04 18:30:01 UTC
Depth
15.1 km (9.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.254° N, 150.179° 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
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 108 in the 60 days after this one and 70 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.19 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 11079 days ago · 36 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.236 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 11079 days ago · 66 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.227 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11079 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.92 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 11078 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.36 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 11078 days ago · 36 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.95 km W of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 11078 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.27 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 11077 days ago · 41 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.813 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 11076 days ago · 41 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.018 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 11075 days ago · 54 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.024 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11074 days ago · 42 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.918 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 11073 days ago · 32 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.3Central Alaska · 11073 days ago · 42 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.211 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 11073 days ago · 58 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.815 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 11073 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.94 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11072 days ago · 37 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.125 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 41 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.014 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 46 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.75 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 11068 days ago · 32 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.73 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 11068 days ago · 48 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 3.326 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 11067 days ago · 43 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 2.25 km NE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 11065 days ago · 32 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 1.96 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 11065 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 2.0Southern Alaska · 11065 days ago · 61 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 3.118 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 11065 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 3.740 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 11065 days ago · 100 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 2.111 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 11065 days ago · 37 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 3.27 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 11064 days ago · 47 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 2.718 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 11064 days ago · 67 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 2.520 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 11063 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 2.315 km WNW of Hope, Alaska · 11062 days ago · 38 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 1.9Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 11062 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 3.15 km W of Houston, Alaska · 11061 days ago · 38 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.915 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 11061 days ago · 68 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.68 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 58 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 1.8Southern Alaska · 11058 days ago · 42 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 2.437 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 11058 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 1.95 km SW of Girdwood, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 30 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 2.426 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 42 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 1.832 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 69 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 2.06 km WSW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 11054 days ago · 37 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 2.026 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11054 days ago · 63 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 2.112 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 11053 days ago · 63 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 2.18 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 11053 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 2.46 km W of Houston, Alaska · 11052 days ago · 37 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 1.86 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 11052 days ago · 53 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 2.013 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 11051 days ago · 54 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 2.230 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 11051 days ago · 40 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 2.54 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 40 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 5.433 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 54 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 3.334 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 54 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 2.030 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 74 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 2.532 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 52 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 2.031 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 63 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 2.031 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 65 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 1.58 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 40 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 1.832 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 58 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 2.032 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 61 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 1.633 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 57 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 1.829 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11049 days ago · 56 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 2.031 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11049 days ago · 58 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 108.

Before

  1. 2.45 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 11080 days ago · 56 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.520 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 11080 days ago · 50 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.236 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 11080 days ago · 82 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.03 km NW of Tyonek, Alaska · 11081 days ago · 51 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.316 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 11081 days ago · 64 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.822 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 11082 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.521 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 11082 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.820 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 11083 days ago · 72 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.8Southern Alaska · 11083 days ago · 46 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 3.820 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 11084 days ago · 44 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.66 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11085 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.819 km W of Hope, Alaska · 11085 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.516 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 11086 days ago · -2 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.825 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 11086 days ago · 70 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.810 km N of Houston, Alaska · 11088 days ago · 34 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.220 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 11089 days ago · 59 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.228 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 11089 days ago · 55 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.97 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 11089 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.91 km N of Houston, Alaska · 11090 days ago · 36 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.84 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 11090 days ago · 40 km deep · 48 km away

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