Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 11 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 11 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska on Sun, Dec 1, 1996, 8:50 PM AKST (05:50 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 7 km NW of Knik-Fairview, 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
1996-12-02 05:50:34 UTC
Depth
37.9 km (23.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.768° N, 149.440° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 78 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.110 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10898 days ago · 56 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.539 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10898 days ago · 54 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.96 km SSW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10895 days ago · 36 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.33 km NNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 10895 days ago · 31 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.713 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10894 days ago · 44 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.48 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 10893 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.47 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10893 days ago · 38 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.814 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 10893 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.033 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10893 days ago · 65 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.920 km SSE of Petersville, Alaska · 10893 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.325 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10892 days ago · 45 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.06 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10892 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.07 km ENE of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 10892 days ago · 38 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.51 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 10889 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.268 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10889 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.88 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 10889 days ago · 40 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.812 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10887 days ago · 37 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.418 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 10886 days ago · 39 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.77 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10883 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 3.97 km NW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 10882 days ago · 31 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 2.53 km ESE of Houston, Alaska · 10882 days ago · 37 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 2.110 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10882 days ago · 45 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.513 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10881 days ago · 53 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 2.18 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10881 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 2.436 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10880 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 1.744 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10880 days ago · 34 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 3.224 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10880 days ago · 48 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 2.839 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 10879 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 2.16 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 10877 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 2.819 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10876 days ago · 83 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.616 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10876 days ago · 54 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 1.721 km SSW of Knik River, Alaska · 10874 days ago · 31 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 1.811 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 10873 days ago · 55 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 1.841 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10871 days ago · 38 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.917 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10871 days ago · 55 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 2.526 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10871 days ago · 49 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 1.752 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10870 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 1.941 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10870 days ago · 36 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.963 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10870 days ago · 45 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.15 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 10869 days ago · 34 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 1.818 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 10869 days ago · 36 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 2.27 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 10869 days ago · 36 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 1.727 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10868 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 1.540 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10867 days ago · 43 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 1.633 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 10867 days ago · 61 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.941 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 10866 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 1.616 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10865 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 1.79 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10864 days ago · 59 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 1.625 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 10864 days ago · 55 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 1.75 km WNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10862 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 1.927 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10862 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 2.722 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10861 days ago · 52 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 2.329 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10861 days ago · 40 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 1.922 km W of Hope, Alaska · 10861 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 2.417 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 10860 days ago · 60 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 2.026 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10858 days ago · 66 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 2.322 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 10858 days ago · 70 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 1.652 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 10856 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 2.129 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 10855 days ago · 61 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 2.043 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10855 days ago · 31 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 78.

Before

  1. 2.317 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 10899 days ago · 44 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.715 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 10900 days ago · 66 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.525 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10900 days ago · 43 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.33 km NNE of Knik, Alaska · 10901 days ago · 46 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.115 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 10902 days ago · 38 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.96 km SW of Girdwood, Alaska · 10903 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.922 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 10904 days ago · 47 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.522 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10905 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.110 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 10905 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.76 km WSW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10906 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 3.25 km WSW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10906 days ago · 38 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.628 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10907 days ago · 31 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.821 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 10908 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.957 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10908 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.023 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10908 days ago · 57 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.227 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 10908 days ago · 47 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.127 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 10908 days ago · 53 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.29 km N of Hope, Alaska · 10908 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.818 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 10908 days ago · 58 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.925 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 10909 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away

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