Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 43 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 43 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska on Mon, Mar 11, 1996, 3:38 PM AKST (00:38 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 63 km SSE of Cantwell, 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
1996-03-12 00:38:59 UTC
Depth
65.8 km (40.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.151° N, 148.273° 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
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.258 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11163 days ago · 86 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.941 km E of Chase, Alaska · 11162 days ago · 45 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.060 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11161 days ago · 102 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.265 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11160 days ago · 60 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.268 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11160 days ago · 66 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.750 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 11160 days ago · 75 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.535 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11153 days ago · 70 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.729 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11151 days ago · 63 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.255 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11149 days ago · 80 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.956 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11148 days ago · 80 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.246 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11145 days ago · 94 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.610 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11145 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.249 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 11144 days ago · 78 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.640 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 11141 days ago · 70 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.068 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11141 days ago · 68 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.264 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 11141 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.445 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11140 days ago · 57 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.049 km N of Chase, Alaska · 11139 days ago · 78 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 3.073 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11138 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.853 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11137 days ago · 47 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.851 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 11136 days ago · 78 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 1.773 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11135 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.774 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11135 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 2.173 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11135 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 2.171 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11135 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 4.163 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11134 days ago · 67 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 1.872 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11133 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 1.673 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11132 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.870 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11131 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 2.176 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 11130 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 1.770 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11129 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 2.157 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 11129 days ago · 80 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 3.442 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 11127 days ago · 77 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 2.449 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11127 days ago · 70 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 1.870 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11126 days ago · 56 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 2.072 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11126 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 2.284 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 11124 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 1.837 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11124 days ago · 55 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 2.058 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 11122 days ago · 75 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 1.771 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11121 days ago · 49 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 2.753 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11120 days ago · 97 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 2.455 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11119 days ago · 86 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 2.425 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11118 days ago · 102 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 2.172 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11118 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 1.959 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11117 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 2.041 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11116 days ago · 49 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 2.131 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 11115 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.459 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11113 days ago · 106 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 1.824 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 11113 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 3.922 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 11112 days ago · 108 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 2.052 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 11112 days ago · 81 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 1.979 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 11111 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 2.4Central Alaska · 11110 days ago · 92 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 2.876 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11109 days ago · 36 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 2.441 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11107 days ago · 71 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 2.050 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11106 days ago · 83 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 2.157 km N of Chase, Alaska · 11106 days ago · 81 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 1.673 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11106 days ago · 40 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 1.675 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11165 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.734 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11166 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.423 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 11166 days ago · 109 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.963 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11167 days ago · 61 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.872 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11167 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.262 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11168 days ago · 68 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.252 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11169 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.840 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11169 days ago · 62 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.222 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 11169 days ago · 101 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.830 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11170 days ago · 86 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.533 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11173 days ago · 107 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.436 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11173 days ago · 104 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.846 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11174 days ago · 86 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.942 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11175 days ago · 75 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.961 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11177 days ago · 56 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.772 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11181 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.047 km N of Chase, Alaska · 11182 days ago · 79 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 3.066 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11182 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.349 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 11183 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.247 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 11184 days ago · 72 km deep · 75 km away

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