Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 16 km N of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 16 km N of Fishhook, Alaska on Wed, May 29, 1996, 4:49 AM AKDT (12:49 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 33 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-05-29 12:49:15 UTC
Depth
-2.2 km (-1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.891° N, 149.212° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 105 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.916 km NNE of Glacier View, Alaska · 11086 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.72 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11085 days ago · 58 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.647 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 11085 days ago · 57 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.66 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11085 days ago · 45 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.537 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11084 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.748 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11084 days ago · 49 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.737 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 11083 days ago · 37 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.8Southern Alaska · 11083 days ago · 46 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.945 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11082 days ago · 31 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.521 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 11082 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.822 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 11082 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.520 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 11081 days ago · 50 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.815 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 11080 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.227 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11079 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.92 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 11078 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.36 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 11078 days ago · 36 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.95 km W of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 11078 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.622 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 11078 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.27 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 11077 days ago · 41 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.018 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 11075 days ago · 54 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 2.024 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11074 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.918 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 11074 days ago · 32 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.3Central Alaska · 11074 days ago · 42 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 2.211 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 11073 days ago · 58 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.932 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11073 days ago · 59 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.94 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11072 days ago · 37 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 2.046 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11072 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 2.332 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 11072 days ago · 41 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 2.136 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 39 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 3.266 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 62 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.75 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 2.317 km E of Chase, Alaska · 11067 days ago · 64 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 1.536 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 11066 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 2.25 km NE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 11066 days ago · 32 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 1.96 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 11065 days ago · 28 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 1.6Central Alaska · 11065 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 2.015 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 11065 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 2.111 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 11065 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 1.98 km N of Chase, Alaska · 11064 days ago · 66 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 2.520 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 11063 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 3.15 km W of Houston, Alaska · 11061 days ago · 38 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 2.465 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 69 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 1.752 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 1.8Southern Alaska · 11058 days ago · 42 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 1.98 km SE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 1.922 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 58 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 1.624 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 57 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.832 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 69 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 2.06 km WSW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 11054 days ago · 37 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 2.026 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11054 days ago · 63 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 2.46 km W of Houston, Alaska · 11053 days ago · 37 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 1.86 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 11052 days ago · 53 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 2.013 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 11051 days ago · 54 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 2.230 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 11051 days ago · 40 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 2.54 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 11051 days ago · 40 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 5.433 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 54 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 3.334 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 54 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 2.030 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 74 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 2.532 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 52 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 2.031 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 63 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 105.

Before

  1. 2.825 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 11086 days ago · 70 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.651 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11087 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.149 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11087 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.3Central Alaska · 11088 days ago · 65 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.810 km N of Houston, Alaska · 11089 days ago · 34 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.3Central Alaska · 11089 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.228 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 11089 days ago · 55 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.97 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 11089 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.918 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11090 days ago · 66 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.91 km N of Houston, Alaska · 11090 days ago · 36 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.84 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 11090 days ago · 40 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.710 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11090 days ago · 41 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.02 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11090 days ago · 52 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.95 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11090 days ago · 53 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.113 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 11091 days ago · 52 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.930 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11091 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.120 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11091 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.12 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 11091 days ago · 59 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.710 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 11092 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.328 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11092 days ago · 41 km deep · 20 km away

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