Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 30 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 30 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska on Mon, Mar 25, 1996, 3:40 AM AKST (12:40 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 5 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-03-25 12:40:32 UTC
Depth
50.4 km (31.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.782° N, 150.803° 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
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 140 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.321 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 11150 days ago · 84 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.97 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 11150 days ago · 41 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.721 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 11149 days ago · 56 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.63 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 11149 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.96 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 11149 days ago · 48 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.313 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 11149 days ago · 44 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.937 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11147 days ago · 55 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.727 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11147 days ago · 60 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.418 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11146 days ago · 43 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.71 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 11145 days ago · 31 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.520 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 11145 days ago · 46 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.93 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 11145 days ago · 49 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.716 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 11144 days ago · 63 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.99 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 11142 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.835 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 11142 days ago · 70 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.927 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 11140 days ago · 86 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 3.126 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 11140 days ago · 47 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.39 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 11140 days ago · 73 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.650 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 11139 days ago · 80 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.428 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11139 days ago · 74 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 2.329 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 11139 days ago · 43 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 3.58 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 11139 days ago · 36 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.58 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 11137 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 2.014 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 11137 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 2.224 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11137 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 2.019 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11137 days ago · 54 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 1.88 km SW of Knik, Alaska · 11135 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.627 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11135 days ago · 51 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 2.1Southern Alaska · 11135 days ago · 53 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 2.222 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 11134 days ago · 46 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.89 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 11134 days ago · 44 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 1.87 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 11134 days ago · 36 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 3.550 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 11133 days ago · 100 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 2.315 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 11132 days ago · 67 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 1.8Southern Alaska · 11132 days ago · 47 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 2.127 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11131 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 2.85 km SW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 11131 days ago · 40 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 1.94 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 11131 days ago · 38 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 1.926 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11131 days ago · 78 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 2.110 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 11131 days ago · 55 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 2.27 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11130 days ago · 41 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 2.641 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 11130 days ago · 100 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 2.844 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 11130 days ago · 101 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 1.57 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 11130 days ago · 52 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 1.942 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 11129 days ago · 89 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 2.051 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 11129 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 1.826 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 11128 days ago · 49 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 2.725 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11128 days ago · 45 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 2.130 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11128 days ago · 73 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 1.731 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 11128 days ago · 52 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 3.124 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11125 days ago · 61 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 3.825 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 11124 days ago · 72 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 2.116 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 11124 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.722 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 11123 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 2.326 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 11123 days ago · 87 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 2.518 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 11123 days ago · 47 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 1.521 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 11122 days ago · 66 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 2.144 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 11122 days ago · 102 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 2.010 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 11122 days ago · 43 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 2.023 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 11122 days ago · 47 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of 140.

Before

  1. 2.82 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11150 days ago · 50 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.69 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 11151 days ago · 61 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.667 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 11151 days ago · 140 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.014 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 11151 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.0Southern Alaska · 11151 days ago · 37 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.12 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 11151 days ago · 40 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 3.047 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 11153 days ago · 94 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.638 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 11153 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.04 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 11153 days ago · 36 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.435 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 11153 days ago · 84 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.32 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 11154 days ago · 36 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.83 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 11154 days ago · 39 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.830 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11154 days ago · 77 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.42 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 11154 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.317 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11154 days ago · 41 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.93 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 11155 days ago · 41 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 3.61 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 11155 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.225 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11155 days ago · 51 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.8Southern Alaska · 11155 days ago · 39 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.039 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 11156 days ago · 69 km deep · 31 km away

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