Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 78 km ENE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 78 km ENE of Chase, Alaska on Wed, Sep 11, 1996, 9:25 PM AKDT (05:25 UTC), 57 km (35 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 58 km NNE of Chase, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-09-12 05:25:31 UTC
Depth
56.6 km (35.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.654° N, 148.645° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.8ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.8ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 70 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.725 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10980 days ago · 46 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.117 km W of Glacier View, Alaska · 10977 days ago · 38 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.331 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10977 days ago · 76 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.172 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10975 days ago · 67 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.310 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10975 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.96 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10975 days ago · 50 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.636 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10975 days ago · 64 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.947 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10973 days ago · 71 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.554 km NNW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 10973 days ago · 44 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.636 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10973 days ago · 85 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.432 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10970 days ago · 89 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.418 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10969 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.157 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10968 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.722 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10966 days ago · 42 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.719 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10966 days ago · 57 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.943 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 37 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.956 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 39 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 3.026 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10964 days ago · 66 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.626 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10963 days ago · 45 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.915 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10963 days ago · 50 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 2.263 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10963 days ago · 54 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 1.515 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 10963 days ago · 45 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.610 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10963 days ago · 87 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.657 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10962 days ago · 83 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.911 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10961 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 1.713 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10961 days ago · -3 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.518 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10960 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 1.842 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10957 days ago · 31 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.76 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10957 days ago · 52 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.347 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10956 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 2.017 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10956 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.825 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10955 days ago · 45 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 3.27 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10953 days ago · 57 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.634 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10952 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 2.39 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10951 days ago · 51 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 2.251 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10951 days ago · 88 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 1.813 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10949 days ago · 46 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 2.4Central Alaska · 10948 days ago · 59 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 1.93 km E of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10947 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 2.240 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10947 days ago · 89 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 4.058 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10946 days ago · 89 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 2.449 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10945 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 2.63 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10945 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 2.346 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10944 days ago · 91 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 1.858 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10943 days ago · 67 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 3.129 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 10943 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 2.441 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10943 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 2.741 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10943 days ago · 32 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 1.844 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10942 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 2.066 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10942 days ago · 55 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 2.440 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10941 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 2.0Central Alaska · 10936 days ago · 61 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 2.033 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10935 days ago · 38 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 2.349 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10934 days ago · 100 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 2.018 km ENE of Petersville, Alaska · 10934 days ago · 71 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 3.563 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10933 days ago · 104 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 2.131 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10933 days ago · 49 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 1.815 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10931 days ago · 67 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 1.611 km NW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10931 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 1.9Central Alaska · 10930 days ago · 59 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of 70.

Before

  1. 1.722 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10984 days ago · 50 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.810 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10984 days ago · 34 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.521 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10985 days ago · 38 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.968 km N of Chase, Alaska · 10986 days ago · 83 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.861 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10987 days ago · 74 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.068 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10987 days ago · 109 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.210 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10987 days ago · 58 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.618 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 10987 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.845 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10988 days ago · 57 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.067 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10988 days ago · 55 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.623 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10989 days ago · 34 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.614 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 10989 days ago · 49 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.022 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10990 days ago · 69 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.733 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 10990 days ago · 77 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.76 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 10991 days ago · 36 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.288 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10991 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 3.027 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10991 days ago · 39 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.948 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10992 days ago · 73 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.461 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10992 days ago · 49 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.823 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10994 days ago · 44 km deep · 92 km away

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