Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 41 km S of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 41 km S of Cantwell, Alaska on Tue, May 7, 1996, 5:25 PM AKDT (01:25 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 69 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-05-08 01:25:14 UTC
Depth
71.1 km (44.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
63.023° N, 148.875° 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
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 83 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.063 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11107 days ago · 123 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.050 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11107 days ago · 83 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.157 km N of Chase, Alaska · 11106 days ago · 81 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.673 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11106 days ago · 40 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.6Central Alaska · 11104 days ago · 52 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.669 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11104 days ago · 125 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.466 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11104 days ago · 128 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.947 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 11103 days ago · 90 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.563 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11103 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.085 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 11103 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.162 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11101 days ago · 128 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.250 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11100 days ago · 75 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.938 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11099 days ago · 36 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.026 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11099 days ago · 83 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.663 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11096 days ago · 134 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.458 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 11096 days ago · 77 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.840 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11096 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.374 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 11095 days ago · 117 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.865 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 11094 days ago · 112 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.053 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11093 days ago · 107 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 3.354 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11093 days ago · 36 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 3.343 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11092 days ago · 103 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 1.858 km N of Chase, Alaska · 11090 days ago · 89 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 2.448 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 11090 days ago · 100 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 2.918 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11089 days ago · 66 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 1.967 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11088 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 2.3Central Alaska · 11088 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 3.536 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11087 days ago · 88 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 1.871 km W of Paxson, Alaska · 11087 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.368 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11087 days ago · 50 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 2.149 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11086 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.651 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11086 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.971 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11085 days ago · 65 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 2.263 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11083 days ago · 116 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.537 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11083 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 2.748 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11083 days ago · 49 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 1.945 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11081 days ago · 31 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.833 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11081 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 3.359 km N of Chase, Alaska · 11078 days ago · 89 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 2.349 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11077 days ago · 99 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 2.71 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11077 days ago · 90 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 2.059 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 11076 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 3.536 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11076 days ago · 105 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 2.469 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11074 days ago · 121 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 2.154 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11073 days ago · 108 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 2.469 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11073 days ago · 119 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 2.248 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 11072 days ago · 83 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 1.932 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11072 days ago · 59 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 2.046 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11072 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 2.332 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 2.432 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 84 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 2.448 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 98 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.255 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11070 days ago · 94 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 2.170 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11070 days ago · 109 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 3.266 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11068 days ago · 62 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 3.345 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11068 days ago · 89 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 2.244 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 11068 days ago · 79 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 3.251 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11067 days ago · 98 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 1.841 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 11066 days ago · 85 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 2.317 km E of Chase, Alaska · 11066 days ago · 64 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 83.

Before

  1. 2.876 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11109 days ago · 36 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.4Central Alaska · 11111 days ago · 92 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.052 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 11112 days ago · 81 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 3.922 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 11112 days ago · 108 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.459 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11114 days ago · 106 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.131 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 11115 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.256 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 11115 days ago · 98 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.041 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11116 days ago · 49 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.959 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11117 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.172 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11118 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.425 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11118 days ago · 102 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.455 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11119 days ago · 86 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.433 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11120 days ago · 90 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.753 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11120 days ago · 97 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.771 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11121 days ago · 49 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.058 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 11122 days ago · 75 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.842 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11123 days ago · 42 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.867 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11123 days ago · 120 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.427 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11124 days ago · 86 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.837 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11124 days ago · 55 km deep · 72 km away

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