Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 19 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 19 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska on Fri, Mar 15, 1996, 4:49 AM AKST (13:49 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 3 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-03-15 13:49:27 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.825° N, 150.995° 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
48

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 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.020 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 11159 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.19 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 11159 days ago · 42 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.823 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 11159 days ago · 60 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.710 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 11159 days ago · 47 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.09 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 11158 days ago · 44 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.311 km WNW of Girdwood, Alaska · 11158 days ago · 34 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.926 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11158 days ago · 50 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.13 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 11157 days ago · 43 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.817 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 11157 days ago · 60 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.844 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 11156 days ago · 36 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.320 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 11156 days ago · 54 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.039 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 11156 days ago · 69 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 3.61 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 11155 days ago · 37 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.93 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 11155 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.722 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 11155 days ago · 73 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.317 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11155 days ago · 41 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.42 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 11155 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.83 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 11155 days ago · 39 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.32 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 11155 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 3.047 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 11153 days ago · 94 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 2.224 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 11152 days ago · 73 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 2.12 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 11152 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.0Southern Alaska · 11152 days ago · 37 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.320 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 11152 days ago · 32 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 2.014 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 11152 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 1.667 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 11151 days ago · 140 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.920 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 11151 days ago · 48 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.82 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11151 days ago · 50 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.97 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 11151 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.918 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11150 days ago · 59 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 2.721 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 11150 days ago · 56 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 2.63 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 11150 days ago · 38 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 2.96 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 11150 days ago · 48 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 2.313 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 11149 days ago · 44 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 1.926 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 11149 days ago · 74 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 2.458 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 11148 days ago · 110 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 2.148 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11147 days ago · 86 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 2.020 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11147 days ago · 74 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 2.418 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11147 days ago · 43 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 2.716 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 11144 days ago · 63 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 2.749 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 11144 days ago · 85 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 2.231 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 11143 days ago · 80 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 2.326 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 11143 days ago · 69 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 2.616 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 11143 days ago · 38 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 2.431 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 11143 days ago · 36 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.835 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 11142 days ago · 70 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 1.941 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 11142 days ago · 37 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 3.126 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 11141 days ago · 47 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 2.650 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 11140 days ago · 80 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 1.615 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 11139 days ago · 57 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 3.311 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 11138 days ago · 46 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 2.22 km SW of Cohoe, Alaska · 11137 days ago · 45 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 2.019 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11137 days ago · 54 km deep · 100 km away
  54. 2.715 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 11137 days ago · 43 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 2.122 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 11136 days ago · 45 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 2.116 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 11136 days ago · 55 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 1.88 km SW of Knik, Alaska · 11136 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 1.89 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 11135 days ago · 44 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.87 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 11135 days ago · 36 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 2.37 km SSE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11134 days ago · 56 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 120.

Before

  1. 2.045 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 11162 days ago · 65 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.224 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 11162 days ago · 67 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.18 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 11162 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.836 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 11163 days ago · 83 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.140 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 11163 days ago · 64 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.132 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11164 days ago · 67 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.522 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 11167 days ago · 73 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.544 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 11167 days ago · 76 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.123 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 11168 days ago · 49 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.918 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 11168 days ago · 58 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.06 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska · 11169 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.122 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11170 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.815 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 11170 days ago · 47 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.721 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 11170 days ago · 51 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 3.221 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 11171 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.628 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 11172 days ago · 72 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.09 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 11172 days ago · 40 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.16 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 11172 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.917 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 11172 days ago · 66 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.318 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 11174 days ago · 44 km deep · 38 km away

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