Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 1 km SW of Knik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 1 km SW of Knik, Alaska on Sun, Sep 1, 1996, 2:48 AM AKDT (10:48 UTC), 35 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 24 km NW of Susitna, 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
1996-09-01 10:48:20 UTC
Depth
34.5 km (21.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.449° N, 149.751° 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
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 120 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.84 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 10991 days ago · 43 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.76 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 10991 days ago · 36 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.129 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 10991 days ago · 34 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.329 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 10991 days ago · 34 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.919 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10989 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.820 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 10989 days ago · 50 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.620 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 10989 days ago · 51 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.45 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 10989 days ago · 48 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.614 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 10989 days ago · 49 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.331 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 10989 days ago · 42 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.623 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10989 days ago · 34 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.529 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10988 days ago · 53 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.618 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 10987 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.210 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10987 days ago · 58 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.76 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 10985 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.521 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10985 days ago · 38 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.55 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 10985 days ago · 51 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.817 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 10984 days ago · 63 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.810 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10984 days ago · 34 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.023 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10984 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 1.722 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10984 days ago · 50 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.121 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 10983 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.19 km ENE of Knik River, Alaska · 10983 days ago · 38 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.830 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10982 days ago · 53 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.55 km NW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 10982 days ago · 32 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 2.89 km W of Houston, Alaska · 10981 days ago · 32 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 1.515 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 10980 days ago · 45 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 2.110 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 10980 days ago · 32 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 1.725 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10980 days ago · 46 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 2.218 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 10979 days ago · 48 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 3.022 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10978 days ago · 64 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.86 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10978 days ago · 37 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 1.86 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10978 days ago · 42 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 2.310 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10975 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 2.96 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10975 days ago · 50 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 2.121 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10974 days ago · 47 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 2.037 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 10974 days ago · 67 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 2.41 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 10974 days ago · 44 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 2.528 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 10974 days ago · 55 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 2.42 km E of Houston, Alaska · 10974 days ago · 42 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 2.11 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 10972 days ago · 41 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 1.511 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 10968 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 2.017 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 10968 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 1.79 km W of Houston, Alaska · 10968 days ago · 37 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 1.723 km N of Willow, Alaska · 10968 days ago · 46 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 2.47 km W of Houston, Alaska · 10967 days ago · 37 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 2.339 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 10967 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 1.722 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10966 days ago · 42 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 2.022 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 10966 days ago · 46 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 2.015 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10966 days ago · 40 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 1.719 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10966 days ago · 57 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 2.38 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 36 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 2.528 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 10963 days ago · 43 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 1.626 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10963 days ago · 45 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 1.915 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10963 days ago · 50 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.515 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 10963 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 1.713 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10961 days ago · -3 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 1.518 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10960 days ago · 44 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 2.448 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 10960 days ago · 73 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 1.69 km ENE of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 10959 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 120.

Before

  1. 3.027 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10991 days ago · 39 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.85 km SE of Girdwood, Alaska · 10991 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.07 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 10991 days ago · 39 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.012 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10992 days ago · 67 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.023 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10992 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.514 km W of Willow, Alaska · 10993 days ago · 39 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.623 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 10993 days ago · 44 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.5Southern Alaska · 10994 days ago · 39 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.823 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10994 days ago · 44 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.94 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 10996 days ago · 34 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.226 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 10996 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.46 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 10997 days ago · 38 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.60 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 10997 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.835 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 10998 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.819 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 10999 days ago · 65 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.8Southern Alaska · 10999 days ago · 69 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 3.62 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 11000 days ago · 49 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.3Southern Alaska · 11000 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.88 km NW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11001 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.919 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 11003 days ago · 50 km deep · 49 km away

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