Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 56 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 56 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska on Fri, Sep 27, 1996, 9:46 AM AKDT (17:46 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 6 km NW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-09-27 17:46:17 UTC
Depth
39.3 km (24.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.292° N, 148.692° 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
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 75 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.026 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10963 days ago · 66 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.626 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10963 days ago · 45 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.915 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10963 days ago · 50 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.263 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10963 days ago · 54 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.515 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 10963 days ago · 45 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.713 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10960 days ago · -3 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.518 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10960 days ago · 44 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.69 km ENE of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 10958 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.118 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 10958 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.842 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10957 days ago · 31 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.76 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10957 days ago · 52 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.347 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10956 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.017 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10956 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.634 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10955 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.825 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10955 days ago · 45 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 3.27 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10953 days ago · 57 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.634 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10952 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.39 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10951 days ago · 51 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.526 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10950 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.715 km SW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10950 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.97 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10950 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.813 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10949 days ago · 46 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 2.4Central Alaska · 10948 days ago · 59 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 1.93 km E of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10947 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 1.711 km N of Houston, Alaska · 10947 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 4.058 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10946 days ago · 89 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 2.449 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10945 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 2.63 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10945 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 1.858 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10943 days ago · 67 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 2.441 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10942 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 2.741 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10942 days ago · 32 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 1.844 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10941 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 2.066 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10941 days ago · 55 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 1.711 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10941 days ago · 34 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 2.440 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 1.714 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 10938 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.88 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 10937 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 2.0Central Alaska · 10935 days ago · 61 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 2.033 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10934 days ago · 38 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 2.018 km ENE of Petersville, Alaska · 10934 days ago · 71 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.131 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10933 days ago · 49 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 1.815 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10931 days ago · 67 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 1.611 km NW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10930 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 1.9Central Alaska · 10930 days ago · 59 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.622 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10929 days ago · 41 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 2.040 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10929 days ago · 76 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 2.118 km NE of Petersville, Alaska · 10929 days ago · 71 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.937 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10928 days ago · 38 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 2.156 km N of Chase, Alaska · 10927 days ago · 77 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 1.616 km NE of Petersville, Alaska · 10926 days ago · 69 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.561 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10923 days ago · 43 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 1.781 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10923 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 1.723 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10923 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.726 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10923 days ago · 32 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 1.518 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10922 days ago · 43 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 1.519 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 10922 days ago · 39 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 1.94 km N of Susitna North, Alaska · 10922 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 4.66 km NW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10920 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.858 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10920 days ago · 31 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 1.653 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10919 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 75.

Before

  1. 1.943 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 37 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.719 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10966 days ago · 57 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.722 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10966 days ago · 42 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.723 km N of Willow, Alaska · 10968 days ago · 46 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.157 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10968 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.511 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 10968 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.11 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 10972 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.947 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10973 days ago · 71 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.42 km E of Houston, Alaska · 10973 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.41 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 10974 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.636 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10974 days ago · 64 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.96 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10974 days ago · 50 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.310 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10975 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.172 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10975 days ago · 67 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.331 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10977 days ago · 76 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.117 km W of Glacier View, Alaska · 10977 days ago · 38 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.86 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10978 days ago · 42 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.86 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10978 days ago · 37 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.311 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10979 days ago · 27 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.725 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10979 days ago · 46 km deep · 49 km away

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