Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 11 km ENE of Fox, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11 km ENE of Fox, Alaska on Thu, Jun 27, 1996, 6:33 PM AKDT (02:33 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 7 km ESE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-06-28 02:33:50 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.984° N, 147.378° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.813 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.511 km E of Fox, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.532 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.236 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.8northern Alaska · 11055 days ago · -3 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.217 km NW of Farmers Loop, Alaska · 11054 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.733 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11054 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.518 km NNE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 11053 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.135 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11052 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.424 km N of Two Rivers, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.635 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 11050 days ago · -3 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.830 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11049 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.919 km SE of Nenana, Alaska · 11048 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.828 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11048 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.919 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11046 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.735 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11045 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.79 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 11043 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.85 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11040 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.6Central Alaska · 11035 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.026 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 11034 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 2.333 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 11033 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.535 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11031 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 2.839 km NNW of Ester, Alaska · 11031 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.53 km SE of Farmers Loop, Alaska · 11030 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 3.87 km ESE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 11029 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 2.16 km ESE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 11028 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 1.56 km N of North Pole, Alaska · 11025 days ago · -3 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 1.516 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11022 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 2.636 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11020 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 1.722 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 11018 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 1.932 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 11018 days ago · -3 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.712 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11017 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 3.06 km NW of Minto, Alaska · 11017 days ago · 37 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 1.811 km ENE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 11015 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 2.330 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 11015 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 1.735 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11011 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 2.26 km N of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 11009 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 2.123 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11008 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 2.35 km N of Badger, Alaska · 11007 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 1.919 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11006 days ago · -3 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 2.023 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11004 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.635 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11002 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 1.535 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11002 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 2.131 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 10999 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 2.634 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 10999 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 2.17 km W of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 10999 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 2.029 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10997 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 2.13 km NNE of College, Alaska · 11057 days ago · 19 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.637 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11062 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.837 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11063 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.632 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11063 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.611 km E of Nenana, Alaska · 11064 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.217 km WSW of Ester, Alaska · 11064 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.513 km W of Ester, Alaska · 11064 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.017 km WSW of Ester, Alaska · 11064 days ago · -3 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.817 km WSW of Ester, Alaska · 11064 days ago · -3 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.56 km SE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 11067 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.630 km NNW of Ester, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.334 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.02 km SSE of Badger, Alaska · 11072 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.239 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11072 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.73 km S of Fox, Alaska · 11072 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.736 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11074 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.134 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 11075 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.69 km WSW of North Pole, Alaska · 11077 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.638 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11077 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.732 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11079 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away

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