Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 73 km S of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 73 km S of Cantwell, Alaska on Tue, Apr 9, 1996, 9:09 AM AKDT (17:09 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 5 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-04-09 17:09:42 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.738° N, 148.803° 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
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 105 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.171 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11135 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.627 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11135 days ago · 51 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.222 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 11135 days ago · 46 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.163 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11134 days ago · 67 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.872 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11134 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.673 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11133 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 3.063 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 11132 days ago · 96 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.623 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 11132 days ago · 74 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.543 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11132 days ago · 42 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.870 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11131 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.770 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11129 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.157 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 11129 days ago · 80 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 3.430 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11129 days ago · 88 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.725 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11129 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 3.442 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 11127 days ago · 77 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.449 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11127 days ago · 70 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.870 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11126 days ago · 56 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.072 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11126 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.837 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11124 days ago · 55 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.116 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 11124 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.427 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11124 days ago · 86 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 1.842 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11123 days ago · 42 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 2.058 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 11122 days ago · 75 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 1.771 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11121 days ago · 49 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 1.835 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11121 days ago · 37 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 2.753 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11120 days ago · 97 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 2.433 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11120 days ago · 90 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.455 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11119 days ago · 86 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.712 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 11119 days ago · 51 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.425 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11119 days ago · 102 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 2.172 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11118 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.959 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11117 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 2.041 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11116 days ago · 49 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 1.725 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11116 days ago · 47 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 2.256 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 11115 days ago · 98 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 2.131 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 11115 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 1.718 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 11114 days ago · 43 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 2.459 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11114 days ago · 106 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 2.052 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 11112 days ago · 81 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 2.4Central Alaska · 11111 days ago · 92 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 2.876 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11109 days ago · 36 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 2.116 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11109 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 2.327 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 11107 days ago · 36 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 2.441 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11107 days ago · 71 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 2.050 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11107 days ago · 83 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 2.157 km N of Chase, Alaska · 11106 days ago · 81 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 1.673 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11106 days ago · 40 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 1.820 km NW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11105 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 3.75 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11105 days ago · 45 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 4.55 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11105 days ago · 46 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 2.76 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11105 days ago · 49 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 2.76 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11105 days ago · 48 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.94 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11105 days ago · 45 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.6Central Alaska · 11104 days ago · 52 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 1.716 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11104 days ago · 36 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 1.54 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11104 days ago · 54 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 1.947 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 11103 days ago · 90 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 2.563 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11103 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 2.45 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11103 days ago · 47 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 1.926 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11103 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 105.

Before

  1. 1.774 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11135 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.773 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11136 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.851 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 11137 days ago · 78 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.853 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11137 days ago · 47 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.224 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11137 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.58 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 11138 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.073 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11138 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.049 km N of Chase, Alaska · 11140 days ago · 78 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.933 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11140 days ago · 36 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.445 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11140 days ago · 57 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.244 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 11141 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.264 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 11141 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.068 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11142 days ago · 68 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.640 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 11142 days ago · 70 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.249 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 11144 days ago · 78 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.610 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11145 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.246 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11145 days ago · 94 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.520 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 11145 days ago · 46 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.536 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11145 days ago · 36 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.956 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11149 days ago · 80 km deep · 34 km away

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