Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Wed, Jun 19, 1996, 6:44 AM AKDT (14:44 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 33 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-06-19 14:44:00 UTC
Depth
10.4 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.465° N, 150.030° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 142 in the 60 days after this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.98 km N of Chase, Alaska · 11063 days ago · 66 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.959 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 11063 days ago · 114 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.520 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 11063 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.344 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 11063 days ago · 92 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.845 km N of Chase, Alaska · 11062 days ago · 83 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.129 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 11062 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 3.15 km W of Houston, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.975 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 109 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.915 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 67 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.465 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 69 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.553 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 110 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.354 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11058 days ago · 112 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.8Southern Alaska · 11058 days ago · 42 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.769 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 11057 days ago · 112 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.98 km SE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.668 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 103 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.922 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 58 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.624 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 57 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 3.148 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 106 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.832 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 11054 days ago · 69 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 2.06 km WSW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 11054 days ago · 37 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 2.026 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11054 days ago · 63 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 1.948 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11054 days ago · 93 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 2.46 km W of Houston, Alaska · 11052 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.933 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 11052 days ago · 92 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 2.3Central Alaska · 11052 days ago · 115 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 2.230 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 11051 days ago · 40 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 3.361 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 112 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 2.54 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 40 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 5.433 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 54 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 3.334 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 54 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 2.030 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 74 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 2.532 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 52 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 2.031 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 63 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 2.031 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 65 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 1.58 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 1.832 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 58 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 2.032 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11049 days ago · 61 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 1.633 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11049 days ago · 57 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 1.829 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11049 days ago · 56 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 2.850 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11049 days ago · 110 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 2.031 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11049 days ago · 58 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 3.159 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11049 days ago · 121 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 3.064 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11049 days ago · 130 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.317 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11049 days ago · 63 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 1.653 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11048 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 2.08 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 11047 days ago · 54 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 2.432 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11046 days ago · 58 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 2.168 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11045 days ago · 56 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 3.531 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 11044 days ago · 72 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 1.819 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 11044 days ago · 61 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 2.148 km N of Chase, Alaska · 11043 days ago · 74 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 1.923 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 11042 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 2.458 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11042 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 2.161 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11042 days ago · 125 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 1.942 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 11041 days ago · 80 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 1.728 km E of Chase, Alaska · 11041 days ago · 62 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 2.0Central Alaska · 11041 days ago · 59 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 2.125 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 11041 days ago · 87 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 1.818 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 11040 days ago · 74 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 142.

Before

  1. 1.96 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 11065 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.25 km NE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 11065 days ago · 32 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.062 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11065 days ago · 60 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.854 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11065 days ago · 89 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.317 km E of Chase, Alaska · 11066 days ago · 64 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.841 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 11066 days ago · 85 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.828 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 11067 days ago · 81 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 3.251 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11067 days ago · 98 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.244 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 11068 days ago · 79 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 3.345 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11068 days ago · 89 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 3.266 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11068 days ago · 62 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.251 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 115 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.529 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 11070 days ago · 90 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.170 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11070 days ago · 109 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.255 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 94 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.448 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 98 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.136 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 39 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.432 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 84 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.332 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 41 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.046 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11072 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away

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