Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 20 km NE of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 20 km NE of Willow, Alaska on Thu, Jun 20, 1996, 9:13 PM AKDT (05:13 UTC), 15 km (9 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
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-06-21 05:13:33 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.850° N, 149.726° 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
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 122 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.129 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 11062 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.315 km WNW of Hope, Alaska · 11062 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.15 km W of Houston, Alaska · 11061 days ago · 38 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.915 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 67 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.752 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.8Southern Alaska · 11058 days ago · 42 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.437 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 11058 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.98 km SE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.922 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 58 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.624 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 57 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.832 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 69 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.06 km WSW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 11054 days ago · 37 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.026 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11054 days ago · 63 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.46 km W of Houston, Alaska · 11052 days ago · 37 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.86 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 11052 days ago · 53 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.013 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 11051 days ago · 54 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.230 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 11051 days ago · 40 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.54 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 40 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 5.433 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 54 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 3.334 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 54 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 2.030 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 74 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 2.532 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 52 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 2.031 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 63 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 2.031 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 65 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.58 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 40 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 1.832 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 58 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 2.032 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 61 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 1.633 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 57 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.829 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11049 days ago · 56 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 2.031 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11049 days ago · 58 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 2.317 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11049 days ago · 63 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 2.08 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 11047 days ago · 54 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 2.432 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11046 days ago · 58 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 3.531 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 11044 days ago · 72 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 1.819 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 11044 days ago · 61 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 1.923 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 11042 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 1.728 km E of Chase, Alaska · 11041 days ago · 62 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 2.0Central Alaska · 11041 days ago · 59 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 1.818 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 11040 days ago · 74 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 2.417 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 11039 days ago · 73 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 2.243 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11039 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 2.032 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 11039 days ago · 48 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 1.720 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 11039 days ago · 44 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 3.330 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11039 days ago · 71 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 1.8Southern Alaska · 11039 days ago · 73 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 2.627 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 11038 days ago · 40 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 2.28 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 11038 days ago · 73 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 1.713 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 11038 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 2.111 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11038 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 1.735 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11036 days ago · 39 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 2.526 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11036 days ago · 68 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.717 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 11036 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.621 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 11036 days ago · 37 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 2.832 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 11036 days ago · 92 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 2.116 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11036 days ago · 71 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 2.32 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 11035 days ago · 36 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 2.165 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11035 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 2.526 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 11034 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 2.39 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 11034 days ago · 56 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 2.623 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11033 days ago · 62 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 122.

Before

  1. 1.98 km N of Chase, Alaska · 11063 days ago · 66 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.111 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 11064 days ago · 37 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.6Central Alaska · 11065 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.0Southern Alaska · 11065 days ago · 61 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.96 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 11065 days ago · 28 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.25 km NE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 11065 days ago · 32 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.536 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 11066 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.317 km E of Chase, Alaska · 11066 days ago · 64 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.828 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 11067 days ago · 81 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.75 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 11068 days ago · 32 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.136 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 39 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.332 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 11072 days ago · 41 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.046 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11072 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.94 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11072 days ago · 37 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.932 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11073 days ago · 59 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.211 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 11073 days ago · 58 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.3Central Alaska · 11073 days ago · 42 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.918 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 11073 days ago · 32 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.024 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11074 days ago · 42 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.230 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 11074 days ago · 83 km deep · 89 km away

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