Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 23 km NW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 23 km NW of Willow, Alaska on Mon, Apr 22, 1996, 9:35 PM AKDT (05:35 UTC), 47 km (29 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-04-23 05:35:05 UTC
Depth
46.6 km (29.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.911° N, 150.313° 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
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 152 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.74 km NNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 11121 days ago · 29 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.95 km WSW of Fishhook, Alaska · 11121 days ago · 37 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.835 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11121 days ago · 37 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.526 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 11121 days ago · 96 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.116 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11119 days ago · 67 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.712 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 11119 days ago · 51 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.241 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 11118 days ago · 77 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.932 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11118 days ago · 46 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 3.631 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11118 days ago · 67 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.524 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 11118 days ago · 79 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.615 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 11118 days ago · 52 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.914 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 11118 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.959 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11117 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.041 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11116 days ago · 49 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.09 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 11116 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.725 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11116 days ago · 47 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.818 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 11116 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.131 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 11115 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.54 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11114 days ago · 37 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.718 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 11114 days ago · 43 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 2.029 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11114 days ago · 68 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 1.822 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11114 days ago · 46 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 2.430 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 11113 days ago · 94 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.58 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 11113 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 1.93 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 11113 days ago · 40 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.932 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11113 days ago · 69 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 2.110 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 11110 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.448 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 11110 days ago · 65 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 1.611 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 11109 days ago · 43 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 1.931 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 11109 days ago · 69 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 1.54 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 11109 days ago · 48 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 2.116 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11109 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 2.110 km E of Eagle River, Alaska · 11108 days ago · 43 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 3.456 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 11108 days ago · 89 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 3.47 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 11108 days ago · 34 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 1.512 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 11108 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 1.96 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 11108 days ago · 31 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 1.813 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 11108 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 1.811 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 11108 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 1.813 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 11107 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 1.730 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 11107 days ago · 73 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.922 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 11106 days ago · 72 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 1.946 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 11106 days ago · 93 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.820 km NW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11105 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 3.75 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11105 days ago · 45 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 2.323 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 11105 days ago · 73 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 4.55 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11105 days ago · 46 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 2.76 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11105 days ago · 49 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 2.76 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11105 days ago · 48 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 2.018 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11105 days ago · 53 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 1.94 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11105 days ago · 45 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 2.219 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 11105 days ago · 51 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 1.6Central Alaska · 11104 days ago · 52 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 1.716 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11104 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 1.54 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11104 days ago · 54 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 1.96 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11104 days ago · 32 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 2.6Southern Alaska · 11104 days ago · 111 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 1.935 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 11104 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 1.614 km SSW of Gateway, Alaska · 11104 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 1.85 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 11103 days ago · 43 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 152.

Before

  1. 2.010 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 11122 days ago · 43 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.144 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 11123 days ago · 102 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.521 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 11123 days ago · 66 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.842 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11123 days ago · 42 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.518 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 11123 days ago · 47 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.326 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 11123 days ago · 87 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.04 km ENE of Knik River, Alaska · 11124 days ago · 36 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.722 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 11124 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.427 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11124 days ago · 86 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.116 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 11124 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 3.825 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 11125 days ago · 72 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.837 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11125 days ago · 55 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 3.124 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11125 days ago · 61 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.731 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 11128 days ago · 52 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.130 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11128 days ago · 73 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.725 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11129 days ago · 45 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.826 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 11129 days ago · 49 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.051 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 11129 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 3.430 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 11129 days ago · 88 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.942 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 11129 days ago · 89 km deep · 81 km away

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