Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 49 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 49 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska on Tue, May 28, 1996, 3:38 AM AKDT (11:38 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 30 km ENE of Chase, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-05-28 11:38:02 UTC
Depth
19.1 km (11.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.242° N, 148.469° 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
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 73 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.651 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11086 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.971 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11086 days ago · 65 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.516 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 11085 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.916 km NNE of Glacier View, Alaska · 11085 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.72 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11085 days ago · 58 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.647 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 11085 days ago · 57 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.66 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11084 days ago · 45 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.537 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11083 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.748 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11083 days ago · 49 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.737 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 11083 days ago · 37 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.945 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11081 days ago · 31 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.521 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 11081 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.822 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 11081 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.622 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 11077 days ago · 39 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.27 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 11077 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.525 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 11074 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.918 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 11073 days ago · 32 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.3Central Alaska · 11073 days ago · 42 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.248 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 11072 days ago · 83 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.932 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11072 days ago · 59 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 2.046 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11072 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.332 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 41 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 2.136 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 39 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 3.266 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11068 days ago · 62 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 2.244 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 11068 days ago · 79 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 2.317 km E of Chase, Alaska · 11066 days ago · 64 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 1.536 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 11066 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 2.062 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11065 days ago · 60 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 2.25 km NE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 11065 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.96 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 11065 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 1.6Central Alaska · 11064 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 2.015 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 11064 days ago · 39 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 1.98 km N of Chase, Alaska · 11063 days ago · 66 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 2.520 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 11063 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 2.465 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 69 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 1.752 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11058 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 1.8Southern Alaska · 11057 days ago · 42 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 1.98 km SE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 1.922 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 58 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 1.624 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 57 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 1.79 km SW of Nelchina, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 36 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 2.06 km WSW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 11054 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.54 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.58 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 11049 days ago · 40 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 2.08 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 11047 days ago · 54 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 2.014 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 11047 days ago · 32 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 2.155 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11046 days ago · 53 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 1.928 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 11046 days ago · 42 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 2.168 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11045 days ago · 56 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 1.923 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 11042 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 2.458 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11042 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 1.942 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 11041 days ago · 80 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.728 km E of Chase, Alaska · 11041 days ago · 62 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 2.0Central Alaska · 11041 days ago · 59 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 1.9Central Alaska · 11039 days ago · 73 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 2.243 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11039 days ago · 27 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 2.434 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 11039 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 1.720 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 11039 days ago · 44 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 3.330 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11038 days ago · 71 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 2.627 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 11038 days ago · 40 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 73.

Before

  1. 2.368 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11087 days ago · 50 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.810 km N of Houston, Alaska · 11088 days ago · 34 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.3Central Alaska · 11088 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.967 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11088 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.97 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 11089 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.918 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11089 days ago · 66 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.91 km N of Houston, Alaska · 11089 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.84 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 11089 days ago · 40 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.02 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11089 days ago · 52 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.95 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11090 days ago · 53 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.120 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11090 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.12 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 11091 days ago · 59 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.328 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11091 days ago · 41 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.733 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11091 days ago · 39 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.933 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11091 days ago · 39 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.929 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 11092 days ago · 44 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.68 km S of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11092 days ago · 40 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.88 km SSE of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 11092 days ago · 37 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 3.354 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11093 days ago · 36 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.69 km N of Buffalo Soapstone, Alaska · 11093 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away

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