Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 48 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 48 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Fri, May 24, 1996, 8:02 PM AKDT (04:02 UTC), 81 km (50 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 56 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-05-25 04:02:35 UTC
Depth
80.6 km (50.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.373° N, 152.252° 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
39

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 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.772 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 11090 days ago · 116 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 3.055 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 11089 days ago · 124 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.220 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 11089 days ago · 59 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.913 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11088 days ago · 60 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.119 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 11087 days ago · 70 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.164 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11087 days ago · 114 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.568 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 11087 days ago · 101 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 3.254 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11086 days ago · 121 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 3.446 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11085 days ago · 83 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 3.772 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11084 days ago · 114 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.368 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 11084 days ago · 130 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.110 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 11084 days ago · 45 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 3.444 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11084 days ago · 84 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.236 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 11083 days ago · 79 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.852 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 11082 days ago · 95 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.460 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11082 days ago · 124 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.273 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 11082 days ago · 121 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.316 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 11081 days ago · 64 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 3.03 km NW of Tyonek, Alaska · 11081 days ago · 51 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.928 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11081 days ago · 144 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.824 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 11081 days ago · 69 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 2.19 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 11080 days ago · 36 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 1.814 km NW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 11079 days ago · 61 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 2.172 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11079 days ago · 110 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 2.132 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 11079 days ago · 83 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 3.636 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11078 days ago · 133 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 3.450 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 11078 days ago · 171 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 4.456 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 11078 days ago · 99 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 2.014 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 11077 days ago · 38 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.348 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 11075 days ago · 93 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 2.635 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11075 days ago · 87 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 2.6Southern Alaska · 11074 days ago · 133 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 1.815 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 11073 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 1.86 km SSE of Kasilof, Alaska · 11072 days ago · 43 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 3.453 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 11072 days ago · 137 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 2.063 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 110 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 2.674 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 11070 days ago · 111 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 2.148 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11070 days ago · 89 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 2.040 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11070 days ago · 92 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 2.352 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11070 days ago · 104 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 2.048 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11070 days ago · 84 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 2.734 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11070 days ago · 116 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.125 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 56 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 4.353 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 11067 days ago · 149 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 4.228 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11067 days ago · 133 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 1.667 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11065 days ago · 104 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 3.9Southern Alaska · 11065 days ago · 140 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 3.27 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 11065 days ago · 47 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 2.339 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11064 days ago · 87 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 2.125 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 11064 days ago · 84 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 2.246 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11064 days ago · 87 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 2.459 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 11064 days ago · 96 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 2.552 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11063 days ago · 100 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 1.938 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 11063 days ago · 78 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 2.056 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11062 days ago · 97 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 1.9Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 11062 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 3.671 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 11061 days ago · 133 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 1.915 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 11061 days ago · 68 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 2.853 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11061 days ago · 89 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 3.049 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 126 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 120.

Before

  1. 2.463 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11092 days ago · 99 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.443 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 11092 days ago · 87 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.443 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 11093 days ago · 77 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.254 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 11093 days ago · 89 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.435 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11095 days ago · 127 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.1Southern Alaska · 11098 days ago · 100 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.65 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 11098 days ago · 56 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 3.154 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 11099 days ago · 124 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.563 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11100 days ago · 98 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.912 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 11100 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.436 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11102 days ago · 80 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.163 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 11102 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.54 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 11102 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.951 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 11102 days ago · 87 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 3.660 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 11103 days ago · 107 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.941 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11103 days ago · 78 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 3.145 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11103 days ago · 86 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 4.135 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11103 days ago · 93 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 3.140 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 11103 days ago · 167 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.353 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11104 days ago · 120 km deep · 71 km away

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