Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 47 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 47 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska on Fri, Mar 22, 1996, 9:42 PM AKST (06:42 UTC), 94 km (59 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 75 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-03-23 06:42:18 UTC
Depth
94.4 km (58.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.168° N, 151.997° 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
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 85 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.224 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 11152 days ago · 73 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.014 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 11151 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.667 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 11151 days ago · 140 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.920 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 11151 days ago · 48 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.82 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11151 days ago · 50 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.530 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11151 days ago · 50 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.721 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 11150 days ago · 56 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.63 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 11150 days ago · 38 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.96 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 11150 days ago · 48 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.313 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 11149 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.926 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 11149 days ago · 74 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.458 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 11148 days ago · 110 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.148 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11147 days ago · 86 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.727 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11147 days ago · 60 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.418 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11146 days ago · 43 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.716 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 11144 days ago · 63 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.749 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 11144 days ago · 85 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.231 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 11143 days ago · 80 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.326 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 11143 days ago · 69 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.616 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 11143 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.835 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 11142 days ago · 70 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 3.126 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 11141 days ago · 47 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 2.39 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 11140 days ago · 73 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 2.650 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 11140 days ago · 80 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 2.428 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11140 days ago · 74 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 3.311 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 11138 days ago · 46 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 2.22 km SW of Cohoe, Alaska · 11137 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 2.019 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11137 days ago · 54 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 2.122 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 11136 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 3.975 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 11135 days ago · 179 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.89 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 11135 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 3.550 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 11134 days ago · 100 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 2.331 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11133 days ago · 70 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 2.037 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 11133 days ago · 82 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 1.827 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 11133 days ago · 78 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 2.315 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 11133 days ago · 67 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 3.146 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11132 days ago · 80 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 2.641 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 11130 days ago · 100 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 2.844 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 11130 days ago · 101 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 1.942 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 11129 days ago · 89 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 2.051 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 11129 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 1.826 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 11129 days ago · 49 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 3.124 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11125 days ago · 61 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 2.144 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 11123 days ago · 102 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 2.546 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11122 days ago · 85 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 3.057 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 11121 days ago · 109 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 2.218 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 11121 days ago · 32 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 1.94 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 11120 days ago · 47 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 3.441 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 11120 days ago · 80 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 2.116 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11119 days ago · 67 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 2.241 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 11118 days ago · 77 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 3.631 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11118 days ago · 67 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 2.524 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 11118 days ago · 79 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 1.914 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 11118 days ago · 45 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 2.041 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 11117 days ago · 71 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 2.09 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 11116 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 1.819 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 11115 days ago · -3 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 1.822 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11114 days ago · 46 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 3.538 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 11113 days ago · 73 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 1.932 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11113 days ago · 69 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 85.

Before

  1. 2.317 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11155 days ago · 41 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.722 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 11155 days ago · 73 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.039 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 11156 days ago · 69 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.320 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 11156 days ago · 54 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.13 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 11157 days ago · 43 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.926 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11157 days ago · 50 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.710 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 11159 days ago · 47 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.823 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 11159 days ago · 60 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.020 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 11159 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.424 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11160 days ago · 65 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.619 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 11161 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.045 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 11162 days ago · 65 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.224 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 11162 days ago · 67 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.18 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 11162 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.836 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 11163 days ago · 83 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.140 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 11163 days ago · 64 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.132 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11163 days ago · 67 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.522 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 11167 days ago · 73 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.544 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 11167 days ago · 76 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.123 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 11168 days ago · 49 km deep · 76 km away

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