Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 34 km ENE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 34 km ENE of Chase, Alaska on Sat, Mar 9, 1996, 8:12 AM AKST (17:12 UTC), 19 km (12 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-03-09 17:12:27 UTC
Depth
18.6 km (11.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.615° N, 149.540° 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: 142 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.675 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11165 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.419 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11164 days ago · 63 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.243 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11164 days ago · 66 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.453 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11163 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.258 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11163 days ago · 86 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.514 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 11163 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.941 km E of Chase, Alaska · 11162 days ago · 45 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.820 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11162 days ago · 46 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.87 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 11161 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.060 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11161 days ago · 102 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.857 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 11160 days ago · 121 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.265 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11160 days ago · 60 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.268 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11160 days ago · 66 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.750 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 11160 days ago · 75 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 3.419 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11160 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.469 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11159 days ago · 131 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 3.149 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11159 days ago · 114 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.973 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11158 days ago · 118 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.713 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 11158 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.19 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 11158 days ago · 67 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.731 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 11157 days ago · 81 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 2.030 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11157 days ago · 66 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.8Southern Alaska · 11155 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.225 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11155 days ago · 51 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 3.0Central Alaska · 11155 days ago · 134 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.830 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11154 days ago · 77 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 2.638 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 11153 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.535 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11153 days ago · 70 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 2.056 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11153 days ago · 127 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.951 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11152 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.729 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11151 days ago · 63 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 1.69 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 11151 days ago · 61 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 4.163 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11150 days ago · 131 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 2.467 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11150 days ago · 134 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 2.255 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11149 days ago · 80 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 2.956 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11148 days ago · 80 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 2.065 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11148 days ago · 121 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 1.937 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11147 days ago · 55 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 1.536 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11145 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.520 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 11145 days ago · 46 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 2.246 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11145 days ago · 94 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 2.610 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11145 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 2.047 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 11145 days ago · 118 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 2.249 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 11144 days ago · 78 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 2.640 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 11141 days ago · 70 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 2.068 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11141 days ago · 68 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 2.264 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 11141 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 2.244 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 11141 days ago · 41 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.927 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 11140 days ago · 86 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 2.265 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11140 days ago · 109 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 2.445 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11140 days ago · 57 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 1.933 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11140 days ago · 36 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 2.049 km N of Chase, Alaska · 11140 days ago · 78 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 3.073 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11138 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 1.58 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 11137 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 2.014 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 11137 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 2.224 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11137 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 2.853 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11137 days ago · 47 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.851 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 11137 days ago · 78 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 2.862 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11136 days ago · 116 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 142.

Before

  1. 1.963 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11167 days ago · 61 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.477 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11167 days ago · 113 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.522 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 11167 days ago · 45 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.872 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11167 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.827 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11168 days ago · 37 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.262 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11168 days ago · 68 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.840 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11169 days ago · 62 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.830 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11170 days ago · 86 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.952 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11170 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.571 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11172 days ago · 125 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.414 km SSE of Petersville, Alaska · 11172 days ago · 68 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.864 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11172 days ago · 118 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.436 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11173 days ago · 104 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.851 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11173 days ago · 36 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.629 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 11173 days ago · 78 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.846 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11174 days ago · 86 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.720 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11175 days ago · 70 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.723 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 11175 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.942 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11175 days ago · 75 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.258 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11175 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away

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