Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 29 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 29 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska on Tue, Oct 15, 1996, 2:05 AM AKDT (10:05 UTC), 81 km (50 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 24 km NW of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-10-15 10:05:29 UTC
Depth
80.5 km (50.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.262° N, 151.581° 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
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.510 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 10946 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.527 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10945 days ago · 65 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.632 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 10945 days ago · 84 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.825 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 10945 days ago · 39 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.121 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 10945 days ago · 31 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.541 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10942 days ago · 93 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.329 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 10942 days ago · 70 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 3.135 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 10941 days ago · 80 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.336 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 10941 days ago · 78 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.823 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 10941 days ago · 52 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.61 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10941 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.011 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 10940 days ago · 46 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.514 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 10938 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.025 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 10938 days ago · 68 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.537 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 10938 days ago · 54 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.78 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 10938 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.633 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 10938 days ago · 60 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.218 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 10937 days ago · 71 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.461 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 10936 days ago · 104 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.844 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 10936 days ago · 92 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 2.436 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 10936 days ago · 75 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 2.636 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 10935 days ago · 87 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 1.62 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 10934 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 3.824 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 10934 days ago · 51 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 3.355 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 10934 days ago · 112 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 1.633 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10932 days ago · 70 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 3.033 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 10931 days ago · 64 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 2.012 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 10930 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 1.820 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 10929 days ago · 71 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 1.88 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10929 days ago · 34 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 2.461 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10929 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 2.437 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10929 days ago · 124 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 1.926 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 10927 days ago · 65 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 2.24 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 10927 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 1.813 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 10927 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 1.732 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 10927 days ago · 58 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 2.324 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 10926 days ago · 45 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 2.36 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10925 days ago · 84 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 3.025 km WNW of Hope, Alaska · 10925 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 3.424 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 10924 days ago · 47 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 2.524 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 10924 days ago · 47 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 2.262 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10924 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 2.55 km SW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 10923 days ago · 40 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 2.615 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 10923 days ago · 34 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 2.862 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10921 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 2.310 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 10920 days ago · 53 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 2.09 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10919 days ago · 41 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 3.033 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10919 days ago · 92 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 1.713 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10919 days ago · 64 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 2.125 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 10919 days ago · 70 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 1.77 km S of Willow, Alaska · 10918 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 2.916 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10913 days ago · 87 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 1.87 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 10913 days ago · 52 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 1.549 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 10911 days ago · 73 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 2.625 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10910 days ago · 37 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 2.925 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 10909 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 1.818 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 10908 days ago · 58 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 2.513 km ESE of Tyonek, AK · 10908 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 2.127 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 10908 days ago · 53 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 2.712 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 10908 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 81.

Before

  1. 2.562 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10948 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.211 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 10948 days ago · 47 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.214 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 10948 days ago · 63 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.830 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 10949 days ago · 53 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.115 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 10950 days ago · 55 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.6Southern Alaska · 10950 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 3.022 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 10950 days ago · 58 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.118 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 10950 days ago · 62 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.028 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 10954 days ago · 57 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.16 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 10954 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.062 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 10954 days ago · 112 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.89 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 10954 days ago · 52 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.451 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 10955 days ago · 80 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.721 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 10955 days ago · 51 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.712 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 10955 days ago · 45 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.547 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 10955 days ago · 84 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.019 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 10957 days ago · 58 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.225 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 10957 days ago · 67 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.824 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 10957 days ago · 49 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.19 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10959 days ago · 80 km deep · 88 km away

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