Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 6 km W of Nikiski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 6 km W of Nikiski, Alaska on Thu, Feb 8, 1996, 3:30 AM AKST (12:30 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 18 km S of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-02-08 12:30:04 UTC
Depth
62.8 km (39.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.682° N, 151.409° 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
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.829 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 11196 days ago · 85 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.316 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11195 days ago · 67 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.514 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11195 days ago · 77 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.012 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11195 days ago · 47 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.94 km NE of Salamatof, Alaska · 11193 days ago · 55 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.049 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 11193 days ago · 90 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.325 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 11192 days ago · 34 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.714 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 11191 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.24 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 11190 days ago · 40 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.929 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 11190 days ago · 84 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.821 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 11188 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.426 km WNW of Hope, Alaska · 11188 days ago · 34 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.59 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 11187 days ago · 51 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.626 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 11186 days ago · 58 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.820 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 11185 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.150 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 11185 days ago · 94 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.15 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 11184 days ago · 38 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.49 km ENE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 11183 days ago · 60 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.623 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 11181 days ago · 39 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.511 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 11181 days ago · 37 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.53 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 11181 days ago · 51 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 2.248 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 11181 days ago · 91 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.813 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 11180 days ago · 49 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 2.019 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 11179 days ago · 49 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 2.211 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 11177 days ago · 55 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 2.4Southern Alaska · 11176 days ago · 49 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.346 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 11175 days ago · 85 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 2.25 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 11174 days ago · 49 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 2.318 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 11174 days ago · 44 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 2.917 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 11172 days ago · 66 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.16 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 11172 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 2.09 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 11172 days ago · 40 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 1.628 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 11171 days ago · 72 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 1.593 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 11171 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 3.221 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 11171 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 2.721 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 11170 days ago · 51 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.815 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 11170 days ago · 47 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 2.122 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11169 days ago · 40 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 4.918 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 11168 days ago · 58 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 2.123 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 11167 days ago · 49 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 2.544 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 11167 days ago · 76 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 2.522 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 11166 days ago · 73 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 2.247 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11165 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 2.836 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 11163 days ago · 83 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 2.18 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 11162 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 2.224 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 11162 days ago · 67 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 1.619 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 11160 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 2.020 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 11159 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 2.19 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 11159 days ago · 42 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 1.823 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 11159 days ago · 60 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 1.710 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 11159 days ago · 47 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 2.624 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 11158 days ago · 64 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 1.926 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11157 days ago · 50 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 4.13 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 11157 days ago · 43 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 2.817 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 11157 days ago · 60 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 1.844 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 11156 days ago · 36 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 2.320 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 11156 days ago · 54 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 2.722 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 11155 days ago · 73 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 2.317 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11154 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 2.527 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11154 days ago · 82 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 91.

Before

  1. 2.122 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 11197 days ago · 57 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.866 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 11198 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 11198 days ago · 44 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.244 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 11198 days ago · 66 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.534 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 11199 days ago · 64 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.559 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11200 days ago · 99 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 3.580 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11200 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.722 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 11201 days ago · 43 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 3.64 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 11201 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.052 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 11202 days ago · 106 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.921 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11203 days ago · 42 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.845 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 11203 days ago · 83 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.220 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 11203 days ago · 46 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.89 km NNE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 11204 days ago · 43 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.937 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 11204 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.916 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 11205 days ago · 65 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.120 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 11206 days ago · 46 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.914 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 11207 days ago · 51 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.87 km SSW of Soldotna, Alaska · 11208 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.121 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 11208 days ago · 57 km deep · 69 km away

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