Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 2 km NE of Ester, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 2 km NE of Ester, Alaska on Wed, Jun 21, 1995, 12:36 PM AKDT (20:36 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 42 km SW of Salcha, 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
1995-06-21 20:36:42 UTC
Depth
16.5 km (10.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.860° N, 147.983° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.546 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11425 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.69 km ENE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 11422 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.97 km ESE of Farmers Loop, Alaska · 11420 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.611 km WNW of Anderson, Alaska · 11419 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.73 km SSE of North Pole, Alaska · 11419 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.114 km N of Ester, Alaska · 11419 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 3.542 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 11418 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.47 km SE of Nenana, Alaska · 11418 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.619 km WNW of Anderson, Alaska · 11416 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.534 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11416 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.92 km E of Ester, Alaska · 11415 days ago · 18 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.810 km SSE of Salcha, Alaska · 11411 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.620 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 11406 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.26 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11403 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.76 km ENE of Badger, Alaska · 11398 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.412 km NE of Badger, Alaska · 11397 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.06 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 11396 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.925 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 11394 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.332 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11392 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.930 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11392 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 2.032 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11392 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 1.928 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11391 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.437 km NNE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 11390 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.032 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 11386 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 1.910 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 11383 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.512 km W of Two Rivers, Alaska · 11378 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 1.517 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11376 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 2.29 km NE of North Pole, Alaska · 11376 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 1.733 km W of Ester, Alaska · 11375 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 1.724 km E of Nenana, Alaska · 11371 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 1.731 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11370 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 1.54 km W of North Pole, Alaska · 11370 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 1.831 km SE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 11369 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.428 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 11430 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.619 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 11434 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.02 km S of Fox, Alaska · 11435 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.534 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11435 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.55 km SSE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 11436 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.918 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11437 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.143 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 11439 days ago · 98 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.032 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 11442 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.916 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11445 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.85 km W of Nenana, Alaska · 11447 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.53 km S of Fox, Alaska · 11448 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.65 km ENE of Badger, Alaska · 11448 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.728 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11449 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.98 km WSW of North Pole, Alaska · 11450 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.029 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11453 days ago · -3 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.66 km ENE of Badger, Alaska · 11453 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.7Central Alaska · 11454 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.63 km SSW of Fox, Alaska · 11454 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.621 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11456 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.725 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 11456 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away

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