Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 50 km E of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 50 km E of Chase, Alaska on Sat, Feb 3, 1996, 5:10 AM AKST (14:10 UTC), 57 km (35 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 34 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-02-03 14:10:02 UTC
Depth
56.5 km (35.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.493° N, 149.136° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67 km N of Houston, Alaska · 11201 days ago · 43 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.8Central Alaska · 11201 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.261 km E of Chase, Alaska · 11201 days ago · 46 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.851 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11200 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.056 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11200 days ago · 90 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.235 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11198 days ago · 72 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.328 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 11197 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.618 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 11195 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 3.734 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11193 days ago · 49 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.152 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11193 days ago · 92 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.613 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11192 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.229 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11191 days ago · 79 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.657 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11190 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.254 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 11190 days ago · 79 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.622 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 11189 days ago · 47 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.066 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11189 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.720 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 11188 days ago · 41 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.850 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 11188 days ago · 86 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.833 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 11187 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.817 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 11187 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.052 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 11187 days ago · 87 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.925 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 11186 days ago · 46 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.620 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 11185 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 2.247 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 11184 days ago · 72 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 1.825 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11183 days ago · 38 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 2.349 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 11183 days ago · 37 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 3.066 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11182 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 2.047 km N of Chase, Alaska · 11182 days ago · 79 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 2.19 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 11181 days ago · 40 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 2.772 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11181 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 1.75 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 11181 days ago · 41 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 1.814 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 11179 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 3.729 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11179 days ago · 56 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 1.922 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 11178 days ago · 47 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 1.961 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11177 days ago · 56 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 2.334 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 11176 days ago · 86 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.942 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11175 days ago · 75 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 1.723 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 11175 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 1.846 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11174 days ago · 86 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.629 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 11173 days ago · 78 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.851 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11173 days ago · 36 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 2.414 km SSE of Petersville, Alaska · 11172 days ago · 68 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 2.830 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11170 days ago · 86 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 1.840 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11169 days ago · 62 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 2.262 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11168 days ago · 68 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 1.827 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11168 days ago · 37 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 1.872 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11167 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 1.522 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 11167 days ago · 45 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 2.477 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11167 days ago · 113 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 1.963 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11167 days ago · 61 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 1.710 km N of Houston, Alaska · 11166 days ago · 54 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.734 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11166 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 1.675 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11165 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 2.419 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11164 days ago · 63 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 2.243 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11164 days ago · 66 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 2.258 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11163 days ago · 86 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 2.514 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 11163 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 1.941 km E of Chase, Alaska · 11162 days ago · 45 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 2.18 km E of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 11162 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.820 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11162 days ago · 46 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 91.

Before

  1. 2.749 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 11203 days ago · 105 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.959 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11204 days ago · 65 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.243 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11204 days ago · 77 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.76 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 11205 days ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.915 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11205 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.51 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 11206 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.524 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 11206 days ago · 47 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.019 km ENE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11207 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.963 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 11207 days ago · 100 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.711 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 11207 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.261 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11207 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.632 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11207 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.956 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 11207 days ago · 68 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.864 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 11207 days ago · 92 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.516 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11208 days ago · 55 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.641 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 11208 days ago · 74 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.939 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 11209 days ago · 47 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.82 km W of Willow, Alaska · 11209 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.831 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 11210 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.712 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 11210 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away

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