Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 40 km ENE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 40 km ENE of Chase, Alaska on Tue, Mar 5, 1996, 11:37 PM AKST (08:37 UTC), 62 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 63 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-03-06 08:37:17 UTC
Depth
61.8 km (38.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.593° N, 149.384° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 130 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.262 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11168 days ago · 68 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.827 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11168 days ago · 37 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.872 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11167 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.522 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 11167 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.477 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11167 days ago · 113 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.963 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11167 days ago · 61 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.710 km N of Houston, Alaska · 11166 days ago · 54 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.734 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11166 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.675 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11165 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.419 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11164 days ago · 63 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.243 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11164 days ago · 66 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.258 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11163 days ago · 86 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.514 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 11163 days ago · 39 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.941 km E of Chase, Alaska · 11162 days ago · 45 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.820 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11161 days ago · 46 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.729 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 11161 days ago · 32 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.87 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 11161 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.060 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11161 days ago · 102 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.857 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 11160 days ago · 121 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.265 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11160 days ago · 60 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 2.268 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11160 days ago · 66 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 2.750 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 11160 days ago · 75 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 3.419 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11160 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 2.469 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11158 days ago · 131 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 3.149 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11158 days ago · 114 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 2.973 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11158 days ago · 118 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.713 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 11157 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 2.19 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 11157 days ago · 67 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.731 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 11157 days ago · 81 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.030 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11157 days ago · 66 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.8Southern Alaska · 11155 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 2.225 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11155 days ago · 51 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 3.0Central Alaska · 11155 days ago · 134 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 2.638 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 11153 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 1.535 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11153 days ago · 70 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 2.056 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11153 days ago · 127 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.729 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11151 days ago · 63 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 1.69 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 11151 days ago · 61 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 4.163 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11150 days ago · 131 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 2.467 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11150 days ago · 134 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 2.255 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11149 days ago · 80 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 2.956 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11148 days ago · 80 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 2.065 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11148 days ago · 121 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 1.536 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11145 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 2.520 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 11145 days ago · 46 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 2.246 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11145 days ago · 94 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 2.610 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11145 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 2.047 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 11145 days ago · 118 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 2.249 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 11144 days ago · 78 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 2.640 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 11141 days ago · 70 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 2.068 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11141 days ago · 68 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 2.264 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 11141 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 2.244 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 11140 days ago · 41 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 1.927 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 11140 days ago · 86 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 2.265 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11140 days ago · 109 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 2.445 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11140 days ago · 57 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 1.933 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11140 days ago · 36 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 2.049 km N of Chase, Alaska · 11139 days ago · 78 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 3.073 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11138 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 1.58 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 11137 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 130.

Before

  1. 2.830 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11170 days ago · 86 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.571 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11171 days ago · 125 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.414 km SSE of Petersville, Alaska · 11171 days ago · 68 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.864 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11172 days ago · 118 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.851 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11173 days ago · 36 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.629 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 11173 days ago · 78 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.846 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11174 days ago · 86 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.723 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 11175 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.942 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11175 days ago · 75 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.334 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 11176 days ago · 86 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.961 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11177 days ago · 56 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.922 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 11178 days ago · 47 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 3.729 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11179 days ago · 56 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.465 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11180 days ago · 118 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 4.320 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 11180 days ago · 88 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.772 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11181 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.972 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11181 days ago · 128 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.19 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 11181 days ago · 40 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.047 km N of Chase, Alaska · 11182 days ago · 79 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 3.066 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11182 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away

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