Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 50 km NW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 50 km NW of Beluga, Alaska on Fri, Apr 5, 1996, 12:36 AM AKST (09:36 UTC), 80 km (50 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 25 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-04-05 09:36:45 UTC
Depth
79.9 km (49.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.488° N, 151.685° 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
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 104 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.428 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11140 days ago · 74 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.329 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 11140 days ago · 43 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 3.58 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 11139 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.311 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 11138 days ago · 46 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.019 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11137 days ago · 54 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.88 km SW of Knik, Alaska · 11136 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.89 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 11135 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.87 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 11135 days ago · 36 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 3.550 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 11134 days ago · 100 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.827 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 11133 days ago · 78 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.315 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 11133 days ago · 67 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.8Southern Alaska · 11132 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.127 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11132 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.926 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11131 days ago · 78 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.110 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 11131 days ago · 55 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.27 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11130 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.641 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 11130 days ago · 100 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.844 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 11130 days ago · 101 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.57 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 11130 days ago · 52 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.942 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 11130 days ago · 89 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 2.051 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 11129 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.826 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 11129 days ago · 49 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 2.130 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11128 days ago · 73 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.731 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 11128 days ago · 52 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 3.124 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11125 days ago · 61 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 3.825 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 11125 days ago · 72 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.326 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 11123 days ago · 87 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.521 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 11123 days ago · 66 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.144 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 11123 days ago · 102 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 2.010 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 11122 days ago · 43 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 2.023 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 11122 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 3.057 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 11121 days ago · 109 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 2.116 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11119 days ago · 67 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 2.241 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 11119 days ago · 77 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 1.932 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11119 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 3.631 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11118 days ago · 67 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 2.524 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 11118 days ago · 79 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 1.615 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 11118 days ago · 52 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 1.914 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 11118 days ago · 45 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 2.09 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 11116 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 1.819 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 11115 days ago · -3 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 2.029 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11114 days ago · 68 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 1.822 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11114 days ago · 46 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 2.430 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 11113 days ago · 94 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 1.58 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 11113 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.93 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 11113 days ago · 40 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 1.932 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11113 days ago · 69 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 2.110 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 11111 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 2.448 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 11110 days ago · 65 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 2.050 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 11110 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 1.931 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 11109 days ago · 69 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 3.456 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 11108 days ago · 89 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 3.47 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 11108 days ago · 34 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 1.512 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 11108 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 1.96 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 11108 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 1.813 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 11108 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 1.811 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 11108 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 1.813 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 11107 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 1.730 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 11107 days ago · 73 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 2.760 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 11106 days ago · 125 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 104.

Before

  1. 2.39 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 11140 days ago · 73 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 3.126 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 11141 days ago · 47 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.835 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 11142 days ago · 70 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.99 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 11142 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.326 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 11143 days ago · 69 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.231 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 11143 days ago · 80 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.716 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 11144 days ago · 63 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.71 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 11146 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.418 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11147 days ago · 43 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.727 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11147 days ago · 60 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.937 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11148 days ago · 55 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.458 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 11148 days ago · 110 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.926 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 11149 days ago · 74 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.313 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 11149 days ago · 44 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.96 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 11150 days ago · 48 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.63 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 11150 days ago · 38 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.721 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 11150 days ago · 56 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.97 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 11151 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.321 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 11151 days ago · 84 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.530 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11151 days ago · 50 km deep · 57 km away

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