Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 27 km NW of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 27 km NW of Susitna, Alaska on Fri, Nov 22, 1996, 5:37 PM AKST (02:37 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 7 km NW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-11-23 02:37:08 UTC
Depth
53.2 km (33.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.694° N, 150.930° 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
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 78 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.712 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 10908 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.227 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 10908 days ago · 47 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.329 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 10908 days ago · 78 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.821 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 10907 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.25 km WSW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10906 days ago · 38 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.76 km WSW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10906 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.110 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 10905 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.922 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 10904 days ago · 47 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.69 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 10903 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.115 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 10902 days ago · 38 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.33 km NNE of Knik, Alaska · 10901 days ago · 46 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.962 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10900 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.525 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10900 days ago · 43 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.149 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 10900 days ago · 69 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 3.715 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 10900 days ago · 66 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.317 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 10899 days ago · 44 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.911 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10899 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.564 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 10899 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.110 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10898 days ago · 56 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.910 km NE of Petersville, Alaska · 10897 days ago · 76 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.226 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10896 days ago · 95 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.96 km SSW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10895 days ago · 36 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 2.33 km NNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 10895 days ago · 31 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 1.713 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10894 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 2.48 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 10893 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 2.3Central Alaska · 10893 days ago · 81 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.47 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10893 days ago · 38 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.814 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 10893 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 1.920 km SSE of Petersville, Alaska · 10892 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.325 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10892 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.660 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10892 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.51 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 10889 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.88 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 10888 days ago · 40 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 2.574 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 10887 days ago · 150 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 2.862 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10886 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 2.418 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 10886 days ago · 39 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 3.97 km NW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 10882 days ago · 31 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 2.53 km ESE of Houston, Alaska · 10881 days ago · 37 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 2.110 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10881 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 2.513 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10881 days ago · 53 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 3.224 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10879 days ago · 48 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 1.946 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 10878 days ago · 67 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 2.16 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 10876 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 2.819 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10876 days ago · 83 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 1.616 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10876 days ago · 54 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 3.659 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10874 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 2.260 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10874 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 1.811 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 10873 days ago · 55 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 2.211 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 10871 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 1.814 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 10871 days ago · 53 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 2.526 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10871 days ago · 49 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 2.038 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 10870 days ago · 75 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 2.15 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 10869 days ago · 34 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 1.818 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 10869 days ago · 36 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 2.27 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 10869 days ago · 36 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 1.633 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 10866 days ago · 61 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 2.524 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 10865 days ago · 64 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 1.79 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10864 days ago · 59 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 1.625 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 10863 days ago · 55 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 1.927 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10862 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 78.

Before

  1. 2.513 km ESE of Tyonek, AK · 10908 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.818 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 10908 days ago · 58 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.925 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 10909 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.625 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10910 days ago · 37 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.549 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 10911 days ago · 73 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.87 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 10913 days ago · 52 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.718 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 10913 days ago · 43 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.916 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10913 days ago · 87 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.77 km S of Willow, Alaska · 10918 days ago · 42 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.125 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 10919 days ago · 70 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.713 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10919 days ago · 64 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 3.033 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10919 days ago · 92 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.09 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10919 days ago · 41 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.310 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 10920 days ago · 53 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.862 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10920 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.532 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 10921 days ago · 71 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.94 km N of Susitna North, Alaska · 10922 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.934 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10922 days ago · 61 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.518 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10922 days ago · 43 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.918 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 10923 days ago · 81 km deep · 88 km away

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