Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 20 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 20 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska on Sun, Feb 18, 1996, 11:37 PM AKST (08:37 UTC), 41 km (25 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-02-19 08:37:14 UTC
Depth
40.6 km (25.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.838° N, 149.560° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 128 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.611 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11184 days ago · 44 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.014 km W of Willow, Alaska · 11184 days ago · 39 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.15 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 11184 days ago · 38 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.825 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11184 days ago · 38 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 3.066 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11182 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.19 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 11181 days ago · 40 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.75 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 11181 days ago · 41 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.623 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 11181 days ago · 39 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.511 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 11181 days ago · 37 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.921 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 11180 days ago · 56 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 3.729 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11179 days ago · 56 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.025 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11179 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.922 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 11178 days ago · 47 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.629 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11178 days ago · 65 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.916 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 11177 days ago · 42 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.620 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11176 days ago · 75 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.716 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 11176 days ago · 47 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.65 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11176 days ago · 31 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.4Southern Alaska · 11176 days ago · 49 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.723 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 11175 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.720 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11175 days ago · 70 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 2.033 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11174 days ago · 52 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.629 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 11173 days ago · 78 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.851 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11173 days ago · 36 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 2.414 km SSE of Petersville, Alaska · 11172 days ago · 68 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 2.721 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 11170 days ago · 51 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.840 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11170 days ago · 62 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 2.06 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska · 11169 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 1.827 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11168 days ago · 37 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 4.918 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 11168 days ago · 58 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 1.522 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 11168 days ago · 45 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 2.123 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 11167 days ago · 49 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.710 km N of Houston, Alaska · 11166 days ago · 54 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 1.734 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11166 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 2.419 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11164 days ago · 63 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 2.132 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11163 days ago · 67 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 2.140 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 11163 days ago · 64 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 2.514 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 11163 days ago · 39 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 1.941 km E of Chase, Alaska · 11162 days ago · 45 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 2.18 km E of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 11162 days ago · 40 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 2.19 km E of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 11162 days ago · 37 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 1.820 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11162 days ago · 46 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 2.218 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 11161 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.729 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 11161 days ago · 32 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 1.87 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 11161 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 1.87 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 11161 days ago · 38 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 1.730 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 11160 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 3.419 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11160 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 2.424 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11160 days ago · 65 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 2.020 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 11158 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 1.823 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 11158 days ago · 60 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 2.331 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11158 days ago · 61 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 2.09 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 11158 days ago · 44 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 1.713 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 11158 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 2.19 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 11158 days ago · 67 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 2.311 km WNW of Girdwood, Alaska · 11157 days ago · 34 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.926 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11157 days ago · 50 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 2.030 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11157 days ago · 66 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 2.510 km NE of Eagle River, Alaska · 11156 days ago · 34 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 2.039 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 11156 days ago · 69 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 128.

Before

  1. 1.925 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 11186 days ago · 46 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.817 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 11187 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.833 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 11187 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.027 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 11187 days ago · 37 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.426 km WNW of Hope, Alaska · 11188 days ago · 34 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.720 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 11188 days ago · 41 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.066 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11189 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.622 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 11189 days ago · 47 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.823 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11190 days ago · 66 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.39 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11190 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.0Southern Alaska · 11190 days ago · 37 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.89 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11190 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.657 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11191 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.95 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 11192 days ago · 60 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.325 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 11192 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.613 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11192 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 3.734 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11193 days ago · 49 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.66 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 11193 days ago · 38 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.618 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 11195 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.922 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11195 days ago · 61 km deep · 74 km away

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