Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 11 km N of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11 km N of Fishhook, Alaska on Sun, Jan 28, 1996, 6:23 PM AKST (03:23 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 18 km S of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-01-29 03:23:55 UTC
Depth
17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.847° N, 149.233° 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
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 117 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.019 km ENE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11207 days ago · 31 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.524 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 11207 days ago · 47 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.51 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 11206 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.915 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11206 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.76 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 11205 days ago · 46 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.52 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 11205 days ago · 52 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.729 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11205 days ago · 52 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.83 km NNW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 11204 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.921 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11203 days ago · 42 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.750 km E of Chase, Alaska · 11202 days ago · 57 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.132 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11202 days ago · 71 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.67 km N of Houston, Alaska · 11201 days ago · 43 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.261 km E of Chase, Alaska · 11201 days ago · 46 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.851 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11201 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.714 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 11201 days ago · 34 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.628 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11199 days ago · 61 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.122 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 11198 days ago · 57 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.328 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 11198 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.9Southern Alaska · 11197 days ago · 49 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.922 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11196 days ago · 61 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.618 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 11195 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 2.66 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 11194 days ago · 38 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 3.734 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11193 days ago · 49 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 1.613 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11193 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 1.95 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 11192 days ago · 60 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.657 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11191 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 2.89 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11191 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 2.0Southern Alaska · 11191 days ago · 37 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 2.39 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11191 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 1.823 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11190 days ago · 66 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.622 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 11190 days ago · 47 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 2.066 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11190 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 1.720 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 11189 days ago · 41 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 2.027 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 11188 days ago · 37 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.833 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 11187 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 2.817 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 11187 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.925 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 11187 days ago · 46 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 1.620 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 11186 days ago · 41 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 2.611 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11185 days ago · 44 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 2.014 km W of Willow, Alaska · 11185 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 2.15 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 11184 days ago · 38 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 1.825 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11184 days ago · 38 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 3.066 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11183 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 2.19 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 11182 days ago · 40 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 1.75 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 11181 days ago · 41 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 2.511 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 11181 days ago · 37 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 1.921 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 11181 days ago · 56 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 1.814 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 11180 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 3.729 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11180 days ago · 56 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 2.025 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11179 days ago · 31 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 1.922 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 11178 days ago · 47 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 1.629 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11178 days ago · 65 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 1.916 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 11178 days ago · 42 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 1.716 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 11176 days ago · 47 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 1.65 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11176 days ago · 31 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 2.4Southern Alaska · 11176 days ago · 49 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.723 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 11176 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 1.720 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11175 days ago · 70 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 2.033 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11174 days ago · 52 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 1.629 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 11174 days ago · 78 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 117.

Before

  1. 2.261 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11207 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.632 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11207 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.318 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 11208 days ago · 56 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.516 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11208 days ago · 55 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.939 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 11210 days ago · 47 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.82 km W of Willow, Alaska · 11210 days ago · 43 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.831 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 11210 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.712 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 11211 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.224 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11211 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.148 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 11211 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.756 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11211 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.423 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 11213 days ago · 53 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.717 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 11213 days ago · 44 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.621 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11214 days ago · 46 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.935 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 11216 days ago · 62 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.018 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 11217 days ago · 36 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.59 km WSW of Chase, Alaska · 11217 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.711 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 11217 days ago · 42 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.919 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11217 days ago · 43 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.937 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 11218 days ago · 80 km deep · 95 km away

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