Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 14 km SW of Ferry, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 14 km SW of Ferry, Alaska on Sun, Mar 3, 1996, 3:57 AM AKST (12:57 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 52 km W of Ferry, 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
1996-03-03 12:57:08 UTC
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.925° N, 149.322° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.830 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11170 days ago · 86 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.222 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 11169 days ago · 101 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.714 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 11169 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.252 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11169 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.477 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11167 days ago · 113 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.248 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 11167 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.423 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 11166 days ago · 109 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.258 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11163 days ago · 86 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.959 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11163 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.060 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11161 days ago · 102 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.720 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11159 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.536 km E of Anderson, Alaska · 11159 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.469 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11158 days ago · 131 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.973 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11158 days ago · 118 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.718 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11157 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.830 km SW of Ferry, Alaska · 11155 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.543 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11155 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.918 km ESE of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 11154 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.255 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11149 days ago · 80 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.854 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11149 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.520 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11146 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.246 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11145 days ago · 94 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 2.610 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11145 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.619 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11144 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.934 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 11142 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 2.558 km S of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 11142 days ago · 31 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.624 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11142 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.218 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11142 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 4.152 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 11136 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 2.252 km WSW of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 11135 days ago · -3 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 2.955 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 11135 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 2.535 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11124 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 2.357 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11122 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 1.615 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11122 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 2.359 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 11121 days ago · 34 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 2.357 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 11120 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.255 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 11120 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 2.753 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11120 days ago · 97 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 2.455 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11119 days ago · 86 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.425 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11118 days ago · 102 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 2.332 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11116 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 2.459 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11113 days ago · 106 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 1.824 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 11113 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 1.89 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11113 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 3.922 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 11112 days ago · 108 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 2.533 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11173 days ago · 107 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.436 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11173 days ago · 104 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.248 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11174 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.846 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11174 days ago · 86 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.942 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11175 days ago · 75 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.158 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11178 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.547 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11182 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.262 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11185 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.625 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11187 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.148 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 11187 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.037 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 11188 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.229 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11191 days ago · 79 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.830 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 11192 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.152 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11192 days ago · 92 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.312 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11194 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 3.114 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11194 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.365 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 11195 days ago · 132 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.235 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11198 days ago · 72 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 3.531 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 11199 days ago · 125 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.056 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11200 days ago · 90 km deep · 92 km away

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