M2.4 earthquake 18 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 18 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska on Sun, Sep 22, 1996, 10:25 PM AKDT (06:25 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 58 km NNE of Chase, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1996-09-23 06:25:29 UTC
- Depth
- 11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 63.339° N, 149.310° 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
- 29
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 113 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.844 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10968 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.647 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10968 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.846 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10968 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.157 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10967 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.943 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10966 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.075 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 109 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.141 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.740 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.367 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 116 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.942 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10965 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.548 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10964 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.242 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10963 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.873 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10963 days ago · 121 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.263 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10962 days ago · 54 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.610 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10962 days ago · 87 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.841 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10961 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.657 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10961 days ago · 83 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.943 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10960 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.911 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10960 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.041 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10960 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.246 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10960 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.844 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10959 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.445 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10958 days ago · 100 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.166 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 10958 days ago · 128 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.871 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10955 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.643 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10955 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.259 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10954 days ago · 130 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.837 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10954 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.467 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10953 days ago · 117 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.058 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10953 days ago · 125 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.368 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10953 days ago · 108 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.676 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10952 days ago · 117 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.145 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10952 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.445 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10951 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.251 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10950 days ago · 88 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.155 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10949 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.2Central Alaska · 10949 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.430 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10949 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.844 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10949 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.650 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10949 days ago · 93 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.240 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10948 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.256 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10948 days ago · 119 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.233 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10947 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.646 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10947 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.4Central Alaska · 10947 days ago · 59 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.842 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10946 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.240 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10946 days ago · 89 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.058 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10945 days ago · 89 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.346 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10943 days ago · 91 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.728 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10943 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.858 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10942 days ago · 67 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.129 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 10942 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.968 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10942 days ago · 131 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.062 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10941 days ago · 140 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.941 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10941 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.743 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10941 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.244 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10940 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.066 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10940 days ago · 55 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.943 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10940 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.542 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10940 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
The first 60 of 113.
Before
- 2.953 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10969 days ago · 114 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.432 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10969 days ago · 89 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.446 km WSW of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 10969 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.946 km WSW of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 10969 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.742 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10970 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.743 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10970 days ago · -3 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.041 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10971 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.366 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10971 days ago · 115 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.844 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10971 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.636 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10971 days ago · 85 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.470 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10971 days ago · 121 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.947 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10972 days ago · 71 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.244 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10972 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.636 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10974 days ago · 64 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.529 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10974 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.172 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10974 days ago · 67 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.044 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10975 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.850 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10975 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.848 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10976 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.750 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10976 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
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