Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 10 km N of Houston, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 10 km N of Houston, Alaska on Sun, May 26, 1996, 5:58 PM AKDT (01:58 UTC), 34 km (21 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-05-27 01:58:04 UTC
Depth
33.6 km (20.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.721° N, 149.851° 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
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 119 in the 60 days after this one and 88 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3Central Alaska · 11088 days ago · 65 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.149 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11087 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.651 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11087 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.825 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 11086 days ago · 70 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.516 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 11086 days ago · -2 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.72 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11085 days ago · 58 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.819 km W of Hope, Alaska · 11085 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.66 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11085 days ago · 45 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.537 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11084 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 3.820 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 11084 days ago · 44 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.8Southern Alaska · 11083 days ago · 46 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.820 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 11083 days ago · 72 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.945 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11082 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.521 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 11082 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.822 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 11082 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 3.03 km NW of Tyonek, Alaska · 11081 days ago · 51 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.520 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 11080 days ago · 50 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.45 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 11080 days ago · 56 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.815 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 11080 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.236 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 11079 days ago · 66 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.227 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11079 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.92 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 11078 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 2.36 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 11078 days ago · 36 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 1.95 km W of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 11078 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 2.27 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 11077 days ago · 41 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 2.018 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 11075 days ago · 54 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.230 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 11074 days ago · 83 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.024 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11073 days ago · 42 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 1.918 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 11073 days ago · 32 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 2.3Central Alaska · 11073 days ago · 42 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 2.211 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 11073 days ago · 58 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 1.932 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11073 days ago · 59 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.94 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11072 days ago · 37 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 2.046 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11072 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.332 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 11072 days ago · 41 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 2.125 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 41 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 2.136 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 39 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 2.014 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 46 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.75 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 11068 days ago · 32 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 1.73 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 11068 days ago · 48 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.828 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 11067 days ago · 81 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 2.317 km E of Chase, Alaska · 11066 days ago · 64 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.536 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 11066 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 2.25 km NE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 11065 days ago · 32 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 1.96 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 11065 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 2.0Southern Alaska · 11065 days ago · 61 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 1.6Central Alaska · 11065 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 2.111 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 11064 days ago · 37 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 2.718 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 11064 days ago · 67 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 1.98 km N of Chase, Alaska · 11063 days ago · 66 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 2.520 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 11063 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 2.129 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 11062 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 2.315 km WNW of Hope, Alaska · 11062 days ago · 38 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 3.15 km W of Houston, Alaska · 11061 days ago · 38 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 1.915 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 67 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 1.8Southern Alaska · 11058 days ago · 42 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 2.437 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 11058 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 1.98 km SE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 1.922 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 58 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 1.95 km SW of Girdwood, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 119.

Before

  1. 2.228 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 11089 days ago · 55 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.97 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 11089 days ago · 35 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.918 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11089 days ago · 66 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.91 km N of Houston, Alaska · 11090 days ago · 36 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.84 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 11090 days ago · 40 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.710 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11090 days ago · 41 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.02 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11090 days ago · 52 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.95 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11090 days ago · 53 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.113 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 11091 days ago · 52 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.930 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11091 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.120 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11091 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.12 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 11091 days ago · 59 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.710 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 11091 days ago · 30 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.328 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11091 days ago · 41 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.733 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11092 days ago · 39 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.933 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11092 days ago · 39 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.929 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 11092 days ago · 44 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.68 km S of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11092 days ago · 40 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.88 km SSE of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 11092 days ago · 37 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.69 km N of Buffalo Soapstone, Alaska · 11093 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away

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