Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 47 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 47 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Fri, Jan 19, 1996, 3:12 AM AKST (12:12 UTC), 78 km (49 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-01-19 12:12:45 UTC
Depth
78.4 km (48.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.325° N, 152.312° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 97 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.438 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11217 days ago · 75 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.23 km NNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11217 days ago · 60 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.014 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 11216 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.661 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 11212 days ago · 134 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.957 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11212 days ago · 93 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.946 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11211 days ago · 85 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 11211 days ago · 65 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 4.146 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11210 days ago · 125 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.965 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 11209 days ago · 100 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.365 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 11209 days ago · 92 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.210 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 11209 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.760 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 11208 days ago · 106 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.87 km SSW of Soldotna, Alaska · 11208 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.914 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 11208 days ago · 51 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.846 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11207 days ago · 100 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.120 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 11206 days ago · 46 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.916 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 11205 days ago · 65 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.89 km NNE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 11205 days ago · 43 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.222 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11204 days ago · 133 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.220 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 11204 days ago · 46 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.845 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 11204 days ago · 83 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 2.052 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 11203 days ago · 106 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 3.580 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11201 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 2.559 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11200 days ago · 99 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 2.534 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 11199 days ago · 64 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 2.735 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11199 days ago · 123 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 11199 days ago · 44 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 2.26 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 11197 days ago · 63 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.837 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11197 days ago · 73 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 2.829 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 11196 days ago · 85 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 2.316 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11196 days ago · 67 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 2.514 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11195 days ago · 77 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 3.160 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11195 days ago · 123 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 2.012 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11195 days ago · 47 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 2.719 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11195 days ago · 66 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 3.755 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 11194 days ago · 143 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 2.665 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 11194 days ago · 115 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 4.160 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11194 days ago · 123 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.94 km NE of Salamatof, Alaska · 11194 days ago · 55 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 2.049 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 11193 days ago · 90 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 1.517 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11193 days ago · 65 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 2.751 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 11193 days ago · 95 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 3.161 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11193 days ago · 102 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 2.714 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 11191 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 4.650 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11191 days ago · 124 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 2.416 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11191 days ago · 62 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 2.24 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 11191 days ago · 40 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 1.929 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 11191 days ago · 84 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 2.052 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11190 days ago · 86 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 3.335 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11188 days ago · 132 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 2.626 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 11187 days ago · 58 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 2.73 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11186 days ago · 61 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 2.843 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11185 days ago · 113 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 4.256 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11184 days ago · 104 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 2.49 km ENE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 11184 days ago · 60 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 3.042 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11181 days ago · 120 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 2.53 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 11181 days ago · 51 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 2.248 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 11181 days ago · 91 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 2.331 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11181 days ago · 71 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 2.019 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 11180 days ago · 49 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 97.

Before

  1. 2.544 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 11218 days ago · 73 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 3.316 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11219 days ago · 63 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.346 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 11219 days ago · 145 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.178 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11219 days ago · 144 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.718 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11220 days ago · 66 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.644 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11220 days ago · 102 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 3.035 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11220 days ago · 86 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.82 km SSE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 11220 days ago · 51 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.231 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 11220 days ago · 73 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 4.33 km SW of Soldotna, Alaska · 11220 days ago · 45 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.417 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11221 days ago · 67 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 3.067 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 11221 days ago · 129 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 3.159 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11222 days ago · 128 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.35 km SW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11222 days ago · 68 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.561 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11223 days ago · 110 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.236 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11224 days ago · 81 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.719 km SSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11225 days ago · 51 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.859 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11225 days ago · 111 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.356 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11226 days ago · 102 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.046 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 11226 days ago · 95 km deep · 39 km away

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