Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 21 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 21 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska on Thu, Feb 1, 1996, 2:22 PM AKST (23:22 UTC), 42 km (26 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-02-01 23:22:18 UTC
Depth
41.7 km (25.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.331° N, 150.378° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 125 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.651 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 11202 days ago · 98 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 3.64 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 11202 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.722 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 11201 days ago · 43 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.132 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11201 days ago · 71 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.67 km N of Houston, Alaska · 11201 days ago · 43 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.16 km NNE of Sunrise, Alaska · 11200 days ago · 34 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.628 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11198 days ago · 61 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.244 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 11198 days ago · 66 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.122 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 11197 days ago · 57 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.9Southern Alaska · 11197 days ago · 49 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.26 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 11196 days ago · 63 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.922 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11195 days ago · 61 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.618 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 11195 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.94 km NE of Salamatof, Alaska · 11193 days ago · 55 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.66 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 11193 days ago · 38 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.325 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 11192 days ago · 34 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.95 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 11192 days ago · 60 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.714 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 11191 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.89 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11190 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.0Southern Alaska · 11190 days ago · 37 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.929 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 11190 days ago · 84 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.39 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11190 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 1.823 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11190 days ago · 66 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.622 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 11189 days ago · 47 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 1.720 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 11188 days ago · 41 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 2.426 km WNW of Hope, Alaska · 11188 days ago · 34 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 1.59 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 11187 days ago · 51 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 2.027 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 11187 days ago · 37 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 1.833 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 11187 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.817 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 11187 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.925 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 11186 days ago · 46 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.620 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 11186 days ago · 41 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 2.820 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 11185 days ago · 34 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 2.150 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 11185 days ago · 94 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 2.611 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11184 days ago · 44 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 2.014 km W of Willow, Alaska · 11184 days ago · 39 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 2.15 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 11184 days ago · 38 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 2.19 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 11182 days ago · 40 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 1.75 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 11181 days ago · 41 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 2.623 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 11181 days ago · 39 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 2.511 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 11181 days ago · 37 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 1.921 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 11180 days ago · 56 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 1.813 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 11180 days ago · 49 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 2.019 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 11179 days ago · 49 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 1.922 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 11178 days ago · 47 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.629 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11178 days ago · 65 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 1.916 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 11178 days ago · 42 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 2.211 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 11177 days ago · 55 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 2.620 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11176 days ago · 75 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 1.716 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 11176 days ago · 47 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 1.65 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11176 days ago · 31 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 2.4Southern Alaska · 11176 days ago · 49 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 1.723 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 11175 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 2.18 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 11175 days ago · 84 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 1.720 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11175 days ago · 70 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 2.25 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 11174 days ago · 49 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 2.318 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 11174 days ago · 44 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 2.033 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11174 days ago · 52 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 2.917 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 11172 days ago · 66 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 2.16 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 11172 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of 125.

Before

  1. 1.83 km NNW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 11203 days ago · 43 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.017 km S of Sunrise, Alaska · 11203 days ago · 31 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.17 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11204 days ago · 82 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.729 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11204 days ago · 52 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.937 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 11204 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.52 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 11205 days ago · 52 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.76 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 11205 days ago · 46 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.916 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 11205 days ago · 65 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.260 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 11205 days ago · 108 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.120 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 11206 days ago · 46 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.711 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 11207 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.121 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 11208 days ago · 57 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.318 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 11208 days ago · 56 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.516 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11208 days ago · 55 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.337 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 11208 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.918 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 11209 days ago · 40 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.82 km W of Willow, Alaska · 11210 days ago · 43 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.531 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 11210 days ago · 76 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.712 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 11210 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.224 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11210 days ago · 65 km deep · 66 km away

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