Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Sat, Jul 13, 1996, 12:56 AM AKDT (08:56 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 57 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-07-13 08:56:36 UTC
Depth
59.4 km (36.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.463° N, 149.566° 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
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 136 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.125 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 11041 days ago · 87 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.818 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 11040 days ago · 74 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.950 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11040 days ago · 81 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.9Central Alaska · 11039 days ago · 73 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.417 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 11039 days ago · 73 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.243 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11039 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.032 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 11039 days ago · 48 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.720 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 11039 days ago · 44 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 3.330 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11039 days ago · 71 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.627 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 11038 days ago · 40 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.28 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 11038 days ago · 73 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.713 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 11038 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.111 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11038 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.256 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11038 days ago · 67 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.751 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11037 days ago · 111 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.735 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11036 days ago · 39 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.832 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 11036 days ago · 92 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.116 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11035 days ago · 71 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.165 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11035 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.947 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 11034 days ago · 76 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 1.962 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11032 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 2.19 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 11032 days ago · 44 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.131 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11032 days ago · 56 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.78 km N of Willow, Alaska · 11031 days ago · 37 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.827 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11031 days ago · 58 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.228 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11030 days ago · 72 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 2.99 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 11030 days ago · 41 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 2.265 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11029 days ago · 132 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.72 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 11029 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 2.6Southern Alaska · 11026 days ago · 36 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 2.826 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11026 days ago · 102 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 1.922 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 11025 days ago · 65 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 1.74 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 11025 days ago · 55 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.041 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 11025 days ago · 79 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 3.228 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11025 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 2.843 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11025 days ago · 100 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 2.374 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11024 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 3.033 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 11024 days ago · 87 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 2.067 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11023 days ago · 119 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 2.066 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11023 days ago · 131 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.122 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11022 days ago · 65 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 2.339 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11022 days ago · 38 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 2.316 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 11021 days ago · 43 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 2.055 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11021 days ago · 39 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 2.028 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11020 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 2.960 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11020 days ago · 67 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 2.372 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11019 days ago · 116 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 2.022 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11018 days ago · 36 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 3.523 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 11018 days ago · 94 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.226 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 11018 days ago · 78 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 2.232 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 11017 days ago · 79 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 2.322 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 11016 days ago · -3 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 2.144 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 11016 days ago · 73 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 1.970 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11016 days ago · 48 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 2.073 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11013 days ago · 68 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 1.68 km N of Houston, Alaska · 11013 days ago · 42 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 3.117 km W of Willow, Alaska · 11013 days ago · 45 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 2.618 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11012 days ago · 85 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 2.070 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11012 days ago · 116 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 1.665 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11011 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 136.

Before

  1. 1.728 km E of Chase, Alaska · 11041 days ago · 62 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.942 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 11041 days ago · 80 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.458 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11042 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.923 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 11042 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.148 km N of Chase, Alaska · 11042 days ago · 74 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 3.531 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 11044 days ago · 72 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.168 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11045 days ago · 56 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.432 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11046 days ago · 58 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.155 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11046 days ago · 53 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.08 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 11047 days ago · 54 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 3.064 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11049 days ago · 130 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 3.159 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11049 days ago · 121 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.031 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11049 days ago · 58 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.850 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11049 days ago · 110 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.829 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11049 days ago · 56 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.633 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11049 days ago · 57 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.832 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11049 days ago · 58 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.58 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 11049 days ago · 40 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.031 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11049 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.031 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 63 km deep · 98 km away

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