Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 58 km NE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 58 km NE of Chase, Alaska on Fri, Oct 18, 1996, 2:54 PM AKDT (22:54 UTC), 67 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 63 km SW of Cantwell, 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
1996-10-18 22:54:03 UTC
Depth
66.7 km (41.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.843° N, 149.338° 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
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 97 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.129 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 10943 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.968 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10943 days ago · 131 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.741 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10943 days ago · 32 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.062 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10942 days ago · 140 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.844 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10942 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.244 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10942 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.066 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10942 days ago · 55 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.345 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10941 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.440 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10941 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.250 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10941 days ago · 112 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 3.244 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10939 days ago · 95 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.064 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10939 days ago · 121 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 3.048 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 10939 days ago · 140 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.0Central Alaska · 10935 days ago · 61 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.924 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10935 days ago · 79 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.033 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10935 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.242 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10935 days ago · 102 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.349 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10934 days ago · 100 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.018 km ENE of Petersville, Alaska · 10934 days ago · 71 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.317 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10933 days ago · 82 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 3.563 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10933 days ago · 104 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 2.131 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10933 days ago · 49 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 2.254 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10933 days ago · 125 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 2.165 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10932 days ago · 130 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.815 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10931 days ago · 67 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 1.9Central Alaska · 10930 days ago · 59 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.264 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10930 days ago · 99 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 1.944 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10929 days ago · 107 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 2.040 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10929 days ago · 76 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 2.118 km NE of Petersville, Alaska · 10929 days ago · 71 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.731 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10928 days ago · 88 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 1.955 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10928 days ago · 110 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 2.156 km N of Chase, Alaska · 10927 days ago · 77 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 1.616 km NE of Petersville, Alaska · 10926 days ago · 69 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 2.156 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10926 days ago · 104 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.561 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10924 days ago · 43 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 2.365 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10924 days ago · 126 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 1.781 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10923 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.723 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10923 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.918 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 10923 days ago · 81 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 3.369 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10923 days ago · 112 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 1.956 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10923 days ago · 116 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 1.94 km N of Susitna North, Alaska · 10922 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 2.267 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10921 days ago · 132 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 1.653 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10921 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.858 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10920 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 1.653 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10920 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 2.116 km N of Chase, Alaska · 10919 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 1.758 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 10918 days ago · 64 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 2.049 km N of Chase, Alaska · 10918 days ago · 75 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 2.359 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 10918 days ago · 64 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 2.446 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10917 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.970 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10916 days ago · 124 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 1.746 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10912 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.560 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10910 days ago · 129 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 2.052 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10909 days ago · 69 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 2.023 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10908 days ago · 57 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 1.957 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10908 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 1.628 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10907 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 2.110 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 10906 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 97.

Before

  1. 2.346 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10944 days ago · 91 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.449 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10945 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.058 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10946 days ago · 89 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.240 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10947 days ago · 89 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.4Central Alaska · 10948 days ago · 59 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.646 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10948 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.813 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10949 days ago · 46 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.256 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10949 days ago · 119 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.650 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10950 days ago · 93 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.844 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10950 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.155 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10950 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.251 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10951 days ago · 88 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.39 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10951 days ago · 51 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.634 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10952 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.445 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10952 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 3.27 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10953 days ago · 57 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 3.145 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10953 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.676 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10953 days ago · 117 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.711 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10954 days ago · 86 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.368 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10954 days ago · 108 km deep · 67 km away

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