Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 35 km NE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 35 km NE of Chase, Alaska on Thu, Jan 4, 1996, 7:19 AM AKST (16:19 UTC), 70 km (44 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 20 km W of Petersville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-01-04 16:19:53 UTC
Depth
70.1 km (43.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
62.677° N, 149.633° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 129 in the 60 days after this one and 81 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.717 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 11230 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 3.224 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11230 days ago · 41 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.162 km N of Chase, Alaska · 11230 days ago · 92 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.283 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 11230 days ago · 46 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.252 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11230 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.136 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 11230 days ago · 58 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.050 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11230 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 3.249 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 11230 days ago · 105 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.666 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11229 days ago · 131 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.619 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 11229 days ago · 94 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.313 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11228 days ago · 49 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 3.368 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11228 days ago · 136 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.337 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 11228 days ago · 70 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.713 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11227 days ago · 73 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.523 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11225 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.552 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11225 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.569 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11224 days ago · 63 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.956 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11224 days ago · 83 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.749 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 11224 days ago · 43 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.050 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 11224 days ago · 37 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 1.767 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11223 days ago · 54 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.454 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 11223 days ago · 97 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 2.265 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 11223 days ago · 102 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 3.449 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 11223 days ago · 118 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 2.337 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11223 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.345 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11222 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.940 km E of Chase, Alaska · 11222 days ago · 58 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 2.050 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11221 days ago · 103 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 3.062 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11220 days ago · 128 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.463 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11220 days ago · 134 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.828 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 11218 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 2.334 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11218 days ago · 75 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 2.762 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 11218 days ago · 119 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 2.937 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 11217 days ago · 80 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.919 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11217 days ago · 43 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 3.967 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11217 days ago · 134 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.59 km WSW of Chase, Alaska · 11216 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 2.018 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 11216 days ago · 36 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.935 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 11216 days ago · 62 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 2.346 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11214 days ago · 86 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 2.944 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 11214 days ago · 81 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 1.621 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11213 days ago · 46 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 2.262 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11213 days ago · 118 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 1.717 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 11212 days ago · 44 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 2.423 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 11212 days ago · 53 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 2.154 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 11211 days ago · 93 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 2.167 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11211 days ago · 137 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 2.756 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11211 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 2.156 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 11211 days ago · 71 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 1.88 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 11210 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 2.712 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 11210 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 1.824 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 11209 days ago · 82 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 2.065 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11208 days ago · 128 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 1.641 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 11208 days ago · 74 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 1.516 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11208 days ago · 55 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 1.864 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 11207 days ago · 92 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 1.956 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 11207 days ago · 68 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 1.632 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11207 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 2.261 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11207 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 1.711 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 11207 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 129.

Before

  1. 1.661 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11231 days ago · 41 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.948 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11231 days ago · 24 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.038 km E of Chase, Alaska · 11231 days ago · 56 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.617 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 11232 days ago · 39 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.138 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 11232 days ago · 89 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.949 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11232 days ago · 82 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 3.259 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11232 days ago · 129 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.016 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 11232 days ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.363 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11232 days ago · 129 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.168 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11232 days ago · 133 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.362 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11232 days ago · 131 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.350 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 11233 days ago · 110 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.466 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11233 days ago · 132 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.621 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11234 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.030 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 11234 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.15 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11234 days ago · 90 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.618 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 11234 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.118 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 11234 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.871 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11234 days ago · 125 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.756 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 11235 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away

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