Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 13 km NW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 13 km NW of Willow, Alaska on Tue, May 7, 1996, 12:02 PM AKDT (20:02 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 33 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-05-07 20:02:46 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.815° N, 150.249° 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
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 145 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.730 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 11107 days ago · 73 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.922 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 11106 days ago · 72 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.946 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 11106 days ago · 93 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.820 km NW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11105 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 3.75 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11105 days ago · 45 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.323 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 11105 days ago · 73 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 4.55 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11105 days ago · 46 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.76 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11105 days ago · 49 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.76 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11105 days ago · 48 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.018 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11105 days ago · 53 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.94 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11105 days ago · 45 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.219 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 11105 days ago · 51 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.6Central Alaska · 11104 days ago · 52 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.716 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11104 days ago · 36 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.54 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11104 days ago · 54 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.96 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11104 days ago · 32 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.6Southern Alaska · 11104 days ago · 111 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.935 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 11104 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.614 km SSW of Gateway, Alaska · 11104 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.85 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 11103 days ago · 43 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 2.128 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 11103 days ago · 54 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 2.45 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11103 days ago · 47 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 2.330 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 11103 days ago · 80 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.926 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11103 days ago · 40 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.912 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 11102 days ago · 41 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 2.24 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11102 days ago · 47 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.728 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11101 days ago · 46 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 1.85 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 11101 days ago · 59 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 3.44 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 11100 days ago · 36 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 1.938 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11100 days ago · 36 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.711 km NE of Fishhook, Alaska · 11098 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 2.33 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 11098 days ago · 47 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 2.0Southern Alaska · 11097 days ago · 59 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 1.928 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 11097 days ago · 51 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 2.226 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11096 days ago · 64 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.522 km NW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11096 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.840 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11096 days ago · 46 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 3.016 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 11095 days ago · 58 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 1.835 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11094 days ago · 74 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 2.323 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11093 days ago · 72 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 1.67 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 11093 days ago · 34 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 1.69 km N of Buffalo Soapstone, Alaska · 11093 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 1.88 km SSE of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 11092 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 1.68 km S of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11092 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 1.929 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 11092 days ago · 44 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 2.933 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11092 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 1.733 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11092 days ago · 39 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 2.328 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11091 days ago · 41 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 2.710 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 11091 days ago · 30 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 1.832 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 11091 days ago · 67 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 2.12 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 11091 days ago · 59 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 2.120 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11091 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 1.930 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11091 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 2.113 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 11091 days ago · 52 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 1.95 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11090 days ago · 53 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 2.02 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11090 days ago · 52 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 1.710 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11090 days ago · 41 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 1.84 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 11089 days ago · 40 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 1.91 km N of Houston, Alaska · 11089 days ago · 36 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 2.918 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11089 days ago · 66 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 145.

Before

  1. 1.811 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 11108 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.813 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 11108 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.96 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 11108 days ago · 31 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.512 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 11108 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 3.47 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 11108 days ago · 34 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 3.456 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 11108 days ago · 89 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.110 km E of Eagle River, Alaska · 11108 days ago · 43 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.116 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11109 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.54 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 11109 days ago · 48 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.931 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 11109 days ago · 69 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.611 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 11109 days ago · 43 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.448 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 11110 days ago · 65 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.110 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 11110 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.932 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11113 days ago · 69 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.93 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 11113 days ago · 40 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.58 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 11113 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.430 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 11113 days ago · 94 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.822 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11114 days ago · 46 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.029 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11114 days ago · 68 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.718 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 11114 days ago · 43 km deep · 29 km away

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