Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 8 km SSW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8 km SSW of Willow, Alaska on Wed, May 1, 1996, 11:03 PM AKDT (07:03 UTC), 11 km (7 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
1996-05-02 07:03:05 UTC
Depth
10.6 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.677° N, 150.098° 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: 143 in the 60 days after this one and 72 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.93 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 11113 days ago · 40 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.932 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11112 days ago · 69 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.110 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 11110 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.448 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 11110 days ago · 65 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.611 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 11109 days ago · 43 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.931 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 11109 days ago · 69 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.54 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 11109 days ago · 48 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.518 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 11109 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.116 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11109 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.110 km E of Eagle River, Alaska · 11108 days ago · 43 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 3.456 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 11108 days ago · 89 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 3.47 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 11108 days ago · 34 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.512 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 11108 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.96 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 11108 days ago · 31 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.813 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 11108 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.811 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 11108 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.813 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 11107 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.730 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 11106 days ago · 73 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.922 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 11106 days ago · 72 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.946 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 11105 days ago · 93 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 1.820 km NW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11105 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 3.75 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11105 days ago · 45 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.323 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 11105 days ago · 73 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 4.55 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11105 days ago · 46 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 2.76 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11105 days ago · 49 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 2.76 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11105 days ago · 48 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 2.018 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11105 days ago · 53 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 1.94 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11105 days ago · 45 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 2.219 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 11105 days ago · 51 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 1.6Central Alaska · 11104 days ago · 52 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 1.716 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11104 days ago · 36 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 1.54 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11104 days ago · 54 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 1.96 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11104 days ago · 32 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 1.935 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 11104 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 1.614 km SSW of Gateway, Alaska · 11103 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 1.85 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 11103 days ago · 43 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 2.128 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 11103 days ago · 54 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 2.45 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11103 days ago · 47 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 2.330 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 11103 days ago · 80 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.926 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11103 days ago · 40 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 1.912 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 11102 days ago · 41 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 2.24 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11102 days ago · 47 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 1.728 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11101 days ago · 46 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 1.85 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 11101 days ago · 59 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 3.44 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 11100 days ago · 36 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 1.938 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11100 days ago · 36 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.711 km NE of Fishhook, Alaska · 11098 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 2.33 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 11097 days ago · 47 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 2.0Southern Alaska · 11097 days ago · 59 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.928 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 11097 days ago · 51 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 2.226 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11096 days ago · 64 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 1.522 km NW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11096 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 1.840 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11096 days ago · 46 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 3.016 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 11095 days ago · 58 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 3.24 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 11094 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.835 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11094 days ago · 74 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 2.323 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11093 days ago · 72 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 1.67 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 11093 days ago · 34 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 1.69 km N of Buffalo Soapstone, Alaska · 11093 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 1.88 km SSE of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 11092 days ago · 37 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 143.

Before

  1. 1.822 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11113 days ago · 46 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.029 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11114 days ago · 68 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.718 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 11114 days ago · 43 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.54 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11114 days ago · 37 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.819 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 11115 days ago · -3 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.818 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 11115 days ago · 39 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.725 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11116 days ago · 47 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.09 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 11116 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.041 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11116 days ago · 49 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.914 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 11117 days ago · 45 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.615 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 11118 days ago · 52 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.524 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 11118 days ago · 79 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 3.631 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11118 days ago · 67 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.932 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11118 days ago · 46 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.241 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 11118 days ago · 77 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.712 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 11119 days ago · 51 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.116 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11119 days ago · 67 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.835 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11121 days ago · 37 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.95 km WSW of Fishhook, Alaska · 11121 days ago · 37 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.74 km NNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 11121 days ago · 29 km deep · 28 km away

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