Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 19 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 19 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska on Mon, Apr 29, 1996, 1:57 PM AKDT (21:57 UTC), -3 km (-2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 20 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-04-29 21:57:09 UTC
Depth
-3.0 km (-1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.968° N, 150.332° 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
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 102 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.822 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11114 days ago · 46 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.014 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 11113 days ago · 53 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.58 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 11113 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.93 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 11113 days ago · 40 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.932 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11113 days ago · 69 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.110 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 11110 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.448 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 11110 days ago · 65 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.050 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 11110 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.611 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 11109 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.54 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 11109 days ago · 48 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.518 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 11109 days ago · 43 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.110 km E of Eagle River, Alaska · 11108 days ago · 43 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 3.456 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 11108 days ago · 89 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 3.47 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 11108 days ago · 34 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.512 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 11108 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.96 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 11108 days ago · 31 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.813 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 11108 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.811 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 11108 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.727 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 11107 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.820 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 11107 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.813 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 11107 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.730 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 11107 days ago · 73 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 2.221 km NNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 11105 days ago · 40 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 2.018 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11105 days ago · 53 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.219 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 11105 days ago · 51 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.96 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11104 days ago · 32 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 1.935 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 11104 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.614 km SSW of Gateway, Alaska · 11104 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.85 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 11103 days ago · 43 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 2.128 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 11103 days ago · 54 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.99 km SSE of Sunrise, Alaska · 11102 days ago · 28 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 1.54 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 11102 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.912 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 11102 days ago · 41 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 1.728 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11101 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 3.44 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 11100 days ago · 36 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 1.912 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 11100 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 2.65 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 11098 days ago · 56 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 2.33 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 11098 days ago · 47 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 2.0Southern Alaska · 11097 days ago · 59 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 3.016 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 11095 days ago · 58 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 3.24 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 11094 days ago · 45 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 1.835 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11094 days ago · 74 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.67 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 11093 days ago · 34 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 2.710 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 11091 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 1.832 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 11091 days ago · 67 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.930 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11091 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 2.113 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 11091 days ago · 52 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 1.710 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11090 days ago · 41 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 1.84 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 11089 days ago · 40 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 1.91 km N of Houston, Alaska · 11089 days ago · 36 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 1.97 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 11089 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 2.228 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 11088 days ago · 55 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 2.220 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 11088 days ago · 59 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 1.810 km N of Houston, Alaska · 11088 days ago · 34 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 2.119 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 11087 days ago · 70 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 1.819 km W of Hope, Alaska · 11085 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 3.820 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 11083 days ago · 44 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 1.8Southern Alaska · 11083 days ago · 46 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 2.820 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 11083 days ago · 72 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 2.316 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 11081 days ago · 64 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 102.

Before

  1. 1.818 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 11116 days ago · 39 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.09 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 11116 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.914 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 11118 days ago · 45 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 3.631 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11118 days ago · 67 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.932 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11118 days ago · 46 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.312 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 11119 days ago · 46 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.023 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 11120 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.94 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 11121 days ago · 47 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.218 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 11121 days ago · 32 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.74 km NNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 11121 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.010 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 11122 days ago · 43 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.04 km ENE of Knik River, Alaska · 11124 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 3.124 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11125 days ago · 61 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.412 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 11128 days ago · 52 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.826 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 11129 days ago · 49 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.051 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 11129 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.57 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 11130 days ago · 52 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.27 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11130 days ago · 41 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.110 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 11131 days ago · 55 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.94 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 11131 days ago · 38 km deep · 46 km away

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