Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 5 km SSE of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 5 km SSE of Willow, Alaska on Fri, Jan 12, 1996, 3:24 PM AKST (00:24 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 18 km S of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-01-13 00:24:09 UTC
Depth
35.8 km (22.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.697° N, 150.001° 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
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 115 in the 60 days after this one and 85 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.940 km E of Chase, Alaska · 11223 days ago · 58 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.039 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 11222 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.815 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11221 days ago · 68 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.737 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 11221 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.36 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 11221 days ago · 40 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.725 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 11221 days ago · 47 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.420 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 11220 days ago · 52 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.93 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 11220 days ago · 51 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.26 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 11220 days ago · 51 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.938 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 11219 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.828 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 11219 days ago · 45 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.612 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 11218 days ago · 46 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.910 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 11218 days ago · 55 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.523 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11218 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.919 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11217 days ago · 43 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.711 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 11217 days ago · 42 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.59 km WSW of Chase, Alaska · 11217 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.018 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 11217 days ago · 36 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.935 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 11216 days ago · 62 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.929 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 11216 days ago · 67 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.717 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 11216 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.710 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11216 days ago · 80 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.621 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11214 days ago · 46 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.717 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 11213 days ago · 44 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 2.423 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 11212 days ago · 53 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 1.88 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 11211 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 2.224 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11211 days ago · 65 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 2.712 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 11211 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 1.531 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 11210 days ago · 76 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.824 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 11210 days ago · 82 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.82 km W of Willow, Alaska · 11210 days ago · 43 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 2.337 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 11209 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 1.516 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11208 days ago · 55 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 2.318 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 11208 days ago · 56 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 2.121 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 11208 days ago · 57 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.711 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 11207 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 2.524 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 11207 days ago · 47 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.51 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 11206 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 2.915 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11205 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 1.76 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 11205 days ago · 46 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 1.52 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 11205 days ago · 52 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 1.937 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 11205 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 1.729 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11205 days ago · 52 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 3.17 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11204 days ago · 82 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 1.83 km NNW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 11203 days ago · 43 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 1.921 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11203 days ago · 42 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 3.64 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 11202 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 1.750 km E of Chase, Alaska · 11202 days ago · 57 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 2.132 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11202 days ago · 71 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 1.67 km N of Houston, Alaska · 11201 days ago · 43 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 2.16 km NNE of Sunrise, Alaska · 11200 days ago · 34 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 2.628 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11199 days ago · 61 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 2.244 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 11198 days ago · 66 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 2.122 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 11198 days ago · 57 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 1.9Southern Alaska · 11197 days ago · 49 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 1.922 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11196 days ago · 61 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 1.618 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 11195 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 2.66 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 11194 days ago · 38 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 3.734 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11193 days ago · 49 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 1.613 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11193 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 115.

Before

  1. 2.027 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 11224 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.9Southern Alaska · 11225 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.050 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 11225 days ago · 37 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.749 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 11225 days ago · 43 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.628 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11225 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.225 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 11226 days ago · 44 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.523 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11226 days ago · 36 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.24 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 11226 days ago · 37 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 3.020 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 11226 days ago · 50 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.321 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 11226 days ago · 49 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 3.121 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 11227 days ago · 49 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.017 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 11227 days ago · 65 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.514 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 11227 days ago · 38 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.57 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 11227 days ago · 42 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.71 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 11228 days ago · 40 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.625 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 11228 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 3.314 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 11228 days ago · 48 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.713 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11228 days ago · 73 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.125 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 11228 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.023 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 11229 days ago · 45 km deep · 49 km away

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