Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 26 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 26 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska on Sat, Sep 28, 1996, 11:45 PM AKDT (07:45 UTC), 45 km (28 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-09-29 07:45:48 UTC
Depth
45.2 km (28.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.957° N, 149.447° 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
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 115 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.915 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10962 days ago · 50 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.263 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10962 days ago · 54 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.515 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 10962 days ago · 45 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.228 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 10961 days ago · 72 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.713 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10960 days ago · -3 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.518 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10959 days ago · 44 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.19 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10958 days ago · 80 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.69 km ENE of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 10958 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.118 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 10958 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.824 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 10957 days ago · 49 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.842 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10957 days ago · 31 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.76 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10956 days ago · 52 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.019 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 10956 days ago · 58 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.347 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10956 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.017 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10955 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.634 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10955 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 3.427 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10955 days ago · 64 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.825 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10954 days ago · 45 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.721 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 10954 days ago · 51 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.615 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 10954 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 2.16 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 10953 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 2.428 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 10952 days ago · 64 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 3.27 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10952 days ago · 57 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.634 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10951 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 2.39 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10950 days ago · 51 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 2.526 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10950 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 3.022 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 10949 days ago · 58 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 2.6Southern Alaska · 10949 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 1.97 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10949 days ago · 36 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 2.231 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10949 days ago · 82 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.830 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 10948 days ago · 53 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 1.813 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10948 days ago · 46 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 2.732 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 10948 days ago · 72 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 2.211 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 10948 days ago · 47 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 1.93 km E of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10947 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 1.711 km N of Houston, Alaska · 10947 days ago · 39 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 1.527 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10945 days ago · 65 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 2.449 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10945 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 2.63 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10944 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 1.858 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10943 days ago · 67 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 2.441 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10942 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 2.741 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10942 days ago · 32 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 2.921 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10941 days ago · 77 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 1.844 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10941 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 1.711 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10941 days ago · 34 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 2.61 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10940 days ago · 41 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 2.440 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 2.029 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 10939 days ago · 69 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 2.537 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 10938 days ago · 54 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 1.714 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 10937 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 2.78 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 10937 days ago · 38 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 1.633 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 10937 days ago · 60 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 1.88 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 10937 days ago · 38 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 2.0Central Alaska · 10935 days ago · 61 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 2.033 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10934 days ago · 38 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 1.62 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 10934 days ago · 42 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 3.824 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 10934 days ago · 51 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 2.018 km ENE of Petersville, Alaska · 10933 days ago · 71 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 2.131 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10932 days ago · 49 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 2.130 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 10932 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 115.

Before

  1. 3.026 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10963 days ago · 66 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.528 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 10963 days ago · 43 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.956 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10964 days ago · 39 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.38 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10964 days ago · 36 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.943 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 37 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.719 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 57 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.015 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 40 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.022 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 10966 days ago · 46 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.722 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10966 days ago · 42 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.47 km W of Houston, Alaska · 10967 days ago · 37 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.723 km N of Willow, Alaska · 10967 days ago · 46 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.79 km W of Houston, Alaska · 10968 days ago · 37 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.511 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 10968 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.11 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 10971 days ago · 41 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.19 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 10971 days ago · 71 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.947 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10972 days ago · 71 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.42 km E of Houston, Alaska · 10973 days ago · 42 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.528 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 10973 days ago · 55 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.41 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 10973 days ago · 44 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.121 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10974 days ago · 47 km deep · 91 km away

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