Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 12 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 12 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Fri, Feb 9, 1996, 10:06 PM AKST (07:06 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 50 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-02-10 07:06:23 UTC
Depth
46.8 km (29.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.120° N, 151.840° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 105 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.719 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11194 days ago · 66 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 3.755 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 11194 days ago · 143 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.665 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 11194 days ago · 115 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.160 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11193 days ago · 123 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.94 km NE of Salamatof, Alaska · 11193 days ago · 55 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.049 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 11193 days ago · 90 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.517 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11193 days ago · 65 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.751 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 11192 days ago · 95 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 3.161 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11192 days ago · 102 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.361 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11192 days ago · 113 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.714 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 11191 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 4.650 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11191 days ago · 124 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.416 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11191 days ago · 62 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.24 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 11190 days ago · 40 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.929 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 11190 days ago · 84 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.052 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11190 days ago · 86 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 3.335 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11188 days ago · 132 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.626 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 11186 days ago · 58 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.73 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11185 days ago · 61 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.843 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11185 days ago · 113 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 3.015 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 11184 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 4.256 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11184 days ago · 104 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 2.49 km ENE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 11183 days ago · 60 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 3.042 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11181 days ago · 120 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.53 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 11181 days ago · 51 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 2.248 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 11181 days ago · 91 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 2.331 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11180 days ago · 71 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.813 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 11180 days ago · 49 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.019 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 11179 days ago · 49 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 2.457 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11177 days ago · 104 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 2.153 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11177 days ago · 97 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 2.962 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11175 days ago · 123 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 2.553 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11175 days ago · 106 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 2.346 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 11175 days ago · 85 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 2.25 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 11174 days ago · 49 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 2.717 km SE of Seldovia, Alaska · 11174 days ago · 66 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 3.548 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11173 days ago · 85 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 1.88 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11172 days ago · 74 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 2.839 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11171 days ago · 138 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 1.628 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 11171 days ago · 72 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 1.593 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 11171 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 2.048 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11171 days ago · 86 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.861 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11170 days ago · 104 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 1.815 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 11170 days ago · 47 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 2.460 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 11170 days ago · 98 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 2.122 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11169 days ago · 40 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 2.221 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 11169 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 4.173 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 11168 days ago · 122 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 2.848 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 11168 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.544 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 11167 days ago · 76 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 2.165 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 11167 days ago · 121 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 2.247 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11165 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 2.468 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11164 days ago · 116 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 2.060 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 11163 days ago · 147 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 2.836 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 11163 days ago · 83 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 2.757 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11163 days ago · 95 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 2.351 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11163 days ago · 97 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 2.224 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 11162 days ago · 67 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 1.619 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 11160 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 2.453 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11159 days ago · 120 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 105.

Before

  1. 3.160 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11195 days ago · 123 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.514 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11195 days ago · 77 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.316 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11195 days ago · 67 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.829 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 11196 days ago · 85 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.837 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11196 days ago · 73 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.26 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 11196 days ago · 63 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 11198 days ago · 44 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.735 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11199 days ago · 123 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.534 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 11199 days ago · 64 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.559 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11200 days ago · 99 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 3.580 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11200 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.052 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 11202 days ago · 106 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.845 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 11203 days ago · 83 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.220 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 11203 days ago · 46 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.89 km NNE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 11204 days ago · 43 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.916 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 11205 days ago · 65 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.120 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 11206 days ago · 46 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.846 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11206 days ago · 100 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.914 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 11207 days ago · 51 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.87 km SSW of Soldotna, Alaska · 11208 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away

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