Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 23 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 23 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska on Tue, Sep 3, 1996, 11:08 AM AKDT (19:08 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 7 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-09-03 19:08:21 UTC
Depth
33.7 km (20.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.001° N, 148.391° 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
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 80 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.067 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10988 days ago · 55 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.95 km W of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10988 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.618 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 10987 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.76 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 10985 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.521 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10985 days ago · 38 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.810 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10984 days ago · 34 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.023 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10984 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.722 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10983 days ago · 50 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.19 km ENE of Knik River, Alaska · 10983 days ago · 38 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.55 km NW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 10982 days ago · 32 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.631 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 10981 days ago · 34 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.89 km W of Houston, Alaska · 10981 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.878 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10980 days ago · 57 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.725 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10979 days ago · 46 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.311 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10979 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.86 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10978 days ago · 37 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.86 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10977 days ago · 42 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.117 km W of Glacier View, Alaska · 10977 days ago · 38 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.172 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10975 days ago · 67 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.96 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10974 days ago · 50 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 2.636 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10974 days ago · 64 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.41 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 10974 days ago · 44 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 2.42 km E of Houston, Alaska · 10973 days ago · 42 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.11 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 10972 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.511 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 10968 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 1.79 km W of Houston, Alaska · 10968 days ago · 37 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 1.723 km N of Willow, Alaska · 10968 days ago · 46 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 2.47 km W of Houston, Alaska · 10967 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.722 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10966 days ago · 42 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 1.719 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10966 days ago · 57 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 1.943 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 37 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 1.956 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10964 days ago · 39 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 3.026 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10963 days ago · 66 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 1.626 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10963 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 1.915 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10963 days ago · 50 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.263 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10963 days ago · 54 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 1.515 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 10963 days ago · 45 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.713 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10960 days ago · -3 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.518 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10960 days ago · 44 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 1.69 km ENE of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 10958 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 2.118 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 10958 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.842 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10957 days ago · 31 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 1.76 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10957 days ago · 52 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 2.347 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10956 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 2.249 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 10956 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 2.017 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10956 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.825 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10955 days ago · 45 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 2.16 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 10954 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 3.27 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10952 days ago · 57 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.634 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10952 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 2.39 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10951 days ago · 51 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 2.526 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10950 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.715 km SW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10950 days ago · 38 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 1.97 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10949 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 1.842 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 10949 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 1.813 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10948 days ago · 46 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 2.4Central Alaska · 10948 days ago · 59 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 1.93 km E of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10947 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 1.711 km N of Houston, Alaska · 10947 days ago · 39 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 2.449 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10945 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 80.

Before

  1. 1.614 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 10989 days ago · 49 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.45 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 10989 days ago · 48 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.022 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10990 days ago · 69 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.329 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 10990 days ago · 34 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.129 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 10990 days ago · 34 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.76 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 10990 days ago · 36 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.288 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10991 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.84 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 10991 days ago · 43 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.81 km SW of Knik, Alaska · 10991 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 3.027 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10991 days ago · 39 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.07 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 10991 days ago · 39 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.461 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10992 days ago · 49 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.023 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10992 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.5Southern Alaska · 10994 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.823 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10994 days ago · 44 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.836 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10995 days ago · 30 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.94 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 10995 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.017 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10996 days ago · 63 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.918 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10996 days ago · 86 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.60 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 10997 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away

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