M2.2 earthquake 18 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska

Magnitude

2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Thu, Oct 24, 1996, 10:50 PM AKDT

UTC

1996-10-25 06:50:10 UTC

Depth

70.5 km (43.8 mi), intermediate-depth

Epicenter

60.739° N, 151.615° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

42

• Nikiski, AlaskaPopulation 4,493. Forecast19 kmWNW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast107 kmWSW

After

1. 2.461 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Oct 26, 3:37 AM AKDT · 10936 days ago · 104 km deep · 78 km away
2. 2.844 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Oct 26, 4:55 AM AKDT · 10936 days ago · 92 km deep · 73 km away
3. 2.436 km WSW of Tyonek, AlaskaSat, Oct 26, 9:26 AM AKDT · 10935 days ago · 75 km deep · 26 km away
4. 2.636 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaSun, Oct 27, 8:11 AM AKST · 10934 days ago · 87 km deep · 73 km away
5. 3.355 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaMon, Oct 28, 2:59 AM AKST · 10934 days ago · 112 km deep · 42 km away
6. 2.012 km E of Point Possession, AlaskaFri, Nov 1, 10:07 AM AKST · 10929 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
7. 1.820 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Nov 1, 1:46 PM AKST · 10929 days ago · 71 km deep · 37 km away
8. 2.461 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaFri, Nov 1, 8:38 PM AKST · 10929 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
9. 3.89 km ESE of Kasilof, AlaskaSat, Nov 2, 9:16 PM AKST · 10928 days ago · 43 km deep · 56 km away
10. 1.813 km ESE of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Nov 4, 2:56 AM AKST · 10927 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
11. 2.324 km WSW of Anchorage, AlaskaMon, Nov 4, 5:10 PM AKST · 10926 days ago · 45 km deep · 82 km away
12. 2.944 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, Nov 4, 7:14 PM AKST · 10926 days ago · 76 km deep · 56 km away
13. 1.952 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaMon, Nov 4, 10:58 PM AKST · 10926 days ago · 86 km deep · 95 km away
14. 2.329 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Nov 5, 7:28 AM AKST · 10925 days ago · 67 km deep · 70 km away
15. 3.025 km WNW of Hope, AlaskaWed, Nov 6, 9:06 AM AKST · 10924 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
16. 3.424 km ENE of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Nov 6, 11:37 AM AKST · 10924 days ago · 47 km deep · 76 km away
17. 2.524 km ENE of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Nov 6, 12:03 PM AKST · 10924 days ago · 47 km deep · 76 km away
18. 1.610 km NNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaWed, Nov 6, 2:11 PM AKST · 10924 days ago · 68 km deep · 48 km away
19. 2.68 km SE of Happy Valley, AlaskaWed, Nov 6, 4:03 PM AKST · 10924 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
20. 2.262 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, Nov 7, 2:10 AM AKST · 10924 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
21. 2.352 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaSat, Nov 9, 1:34 PM AKST · 10921 days ago · 99 km deep · 98 km away
22. 2.862 km SW of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, Nov 10, 7:52 AM AKST · 10920 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
23. 2.125 km N of Beluga, AlaskaTue, Nov 12, 2:30 AM AKST · 10919 days ago · 70 km deep · 75 km away
24. 1.65 km SE of Kasilof, AlaskaWed, Nov 13, 7:35 AM AKST · 10917 days ago · 51 km deep · 54 km away
25. 2.038 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Nov 13, 10:27 PM AKST · 10917 days ago · 92 km deep · 78 km away
26. 2.114 km SE of Kasilof, AlaskaThu, Nov 14, 7:57 AM AKST · 10916 days ago · 58 km deep · 62 km away
27. 2.758 km W of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, Nov 15, 1:40 PM AKST · 10915 days ago · 103 km deep · 88 km away
28. 2.456 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaSat, Nov 16, 9:17 AM AKST · 10914 days ago · 98 km deep · 98 km away
29. 2.656 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Nov 16, 8:40 PM AKST · 10914 days ago · 94 km deep · 72 km away
30. 3.89 km NW of Fox River, AlaskaSun, Nov 17, 3:04 PM AKST · 10913 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
31. 2.28 km SSE of Kasilof, AlaskaTue, Nov 19, 6:33 AM AKST · 10912 days ago · 46 km deep · 57 km away
32. 1.762 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaWed, Nov 20, 1:43 AM AKST · 10911 days ago · 103 km deep · 91 km away
33. 1.549 km S of Skwentna, AlaskaWed, Nov 20, 3:26 AM AKST · 10911 days ago · 73 km deep · 91 km away
34. 1.635 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaWed, Nov 20, 5:30 PM AKST · 10910 days ago · 83 km deep · 45 km away
35. 2.625 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaThu, Nov 21, 5:01 AM AKST · 10910 days ago · 37 km deep · 89 km away
36. 2.925 km SW of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Nov 21, 6:22 PM AKST · 10909 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
37. 1.818 km SW of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Nov 22, 11:59 AM AKST · 10908 days ago · 58 km deep · 91 km away
38. 2.513 km ESE of Tyonek, AKFri, Nov 22, 12:00 PM AKST · 10908 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
39. 2.712 km ESE of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Nov 22, 6:28 PM AKST · 10908 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
40. 2.227 km NE of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Nov 23, 12:34 AM AKST · 10908 days ago · 47 km deep · 79 km away
41. 1.821 km WSW of Anchorage, AlaskaSat, Nov 23, 8:06 AM AKST · 10907 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
42. 2.954 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaSat, Nov 23, 10:04 AM AKST · 10907 days ago · 85 km deep · 88 km away
43. 2.943 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Nov 23, 8:52 PM AKST · 10907 days ago · 73 km deep · 54 km away
44. 2.366 km ENE of Port Alsworth, AlaskaMon, Nov 25, 12:20 AM AKST · 10906 days ago · 157 km deep · 93 km away
45. 1.922 km E of Beluga, AlaskaTue, Nov 26, 12:41 PM AKST · 10904 days ago · 47 km deep · 69 km away
46. 2.65 km E of Kenai, AlaskaTue, Nov 26, 4:45 PM AKST · 10904 days ago · 49 km deep · 32 km away
47. 2.69 km N of Point Possession, AlaskaThu, Nov 28, 4:19 AM AKST · 10903 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
48. 2.110 km SW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaThu, Nov 28, 7:53 PM AKST · 10902 days ago · 47 km deep · 64 km away
49. 2.568 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaFri, Nov 29, 3:33 PM AKST · 10901 days ago · 105 km deep · 96 km away
50. 2.5Southern AlaskaSat, Nov 30, 4:14 PM AKST · 10900 days ago · 140 km deep · 98 km away
51. 1.962 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Nov 30, 6:35 PM AKST · 10900 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
52. 2.149 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Nov 30, 11:59 PM AKST · 10900 days ago · 69 km deep · 90 km away
53. 3.715 km SW of Susitna, AlaskaSun, Dec 1, 3:16 AM AKST · 10900 days ago · 66 km deep · 93 km away
54. 2.317 km SSW of Anchorage, AlaskaSun, Dec 1, 3:00 PM AKST · 10899 days ago · 44 km deep · 92 km away
55. 2.564 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Dec 2, 2:20 AM AKST · 10899 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
56. 2.331 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaTue, Dec 3, 7:17 AM AKST · 10897 days ago · 82 km deep · 13 km away
57. 1.626 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Dec 3, 7:33 AM AKST · 10897 days ago · 77 km deep · 64 km away
58. 2.568 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaTue, Dec 3, 7:50 PM AKST · 10897 days ago · 109 km deep · 95 km away
59. 3.540 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaThu, Dec 5, 6:38 AM AKST · 10896 days ago · 95 km deep · 32 km away
60. 3.440 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, Dec 5, 12:21 PM AKST · 10895 days ago · 88 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 79.

Before

1. 2.025 km WSW of Salamatof, AlaskaWed, Oct 23, 3:50 PM AKDT · 10938 days ago · 68 km deep · 22 km away
2. 2.743 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaWed, Oct 23, 3:15 PM AKDT · 10938 days ago · 94 km deep · 85 km away
3. 2.514 km WNW of Point Possession, AlaskaWed, Oct 23, 1:27 PM AKDT · 10938 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
4. 2.011 km E of Nikiski, AlaskaTue, Oct 22, 2:46 AM AKDT · 10940 days ago · 46 km deep · 29 km away
5. 2.823 km NNE of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Oct 21, 8:31 AM AKDT · 10940 days ago · 52 km deep · 77 km away
6. 2.336 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Oct 21, 8:00 AM AKDT · 10940 days ago · 78 km deep · 74 km away
7. 3.135 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaSun, Oct 20, 6:27 PM AKDT · 10941 days ago · 80 km deep · 73 km away
8. 2.222 km SE of Clam Gulch, AlaskaSun, Oct 20, 4:26 PM AKDT · 10941 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
9. 2.329 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Oct 19, 3:54 PM AKDT · 10942 days ago · 70 km deep · 71 km away
10. 2.861 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaSat, Oct 19, 2:42 AM AKDT · 10943 days ago · 125 km deep · 96 km away
11. 2.769 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaFri, Oct 18, 8:18 PM AKDT · 10943 days ago · 126 km deep · 98 km away
12. 4.468 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaThu, Oct 17, 9:01 AM AKDT · 10944 days ago · 117 km deep · 99 km away
13. 2.121 km WSW of Hope, AlaskaThu, Oct 17, 8:21 AM AKDT · 10944 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
14. 1.825 km WSW of Anchorage, AlaskaThu, Oct 17, 4:44 AM AKDT · 10945 days ago · 39 km deep · 82 km away
15. 2.632 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, Oct 17, 3:27 AM AKDT · 10945 days ago · 84 km deep · 48 km away
16. 2.715 km SE of Kasilof, AKWed, Oct 16, 11:37 AM AKDT · 10945 days ago · 56 km deep · 61 km away
17. 2.215 km SSW of Hope, AlaskaWed, Oct 16, 5:22 AM AKDT · 10946 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
18. 3.615 km SSW of Hope, AlaskaWed, Oct 16, 4:54 AM AKDT · 10946 days ago · 34 km deep · 99 km away
19. 2.510 km WNW of Point Possession, AlaskaWed, Oct 16, 4:46 AM AKDT · 10946 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
20. 2.229 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaTue, Oct 15, 2:05 AM AKDT · 10947 days ago · 81 km deep · 58 km away

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