Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 33 km W of Ester, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 33 km W of Ester, Alaska on Mon, Aug 14, 1995, 3:44 AM AKDT (11:44 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 36 km E of Minto, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1995-08-14 11:44:04 UTC
Depth
22.8 km (14.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.896° N, 148.705° 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
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.724 km E of Nenana, Alaska · 11371 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.731 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11370 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.54 km W of North Pole, Alaska · 11370 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.831 km SE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 11369 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.246 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11367 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.836 km WSW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11367 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.510 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska · 11366 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.76 km E of Farmers Loop, Alaska · 11365 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.726 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 11365 days ago · 28 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.725 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 11365 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.619 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 11365 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.216 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 11364 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.521 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 11364 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 4.526 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 11364 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.5Central Alaska · 11364 days ago · -2 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.826 km SW of Ester, Alaska · 11364 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.919 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 11363 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.632 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11362 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.831 km SSW of North Pole, Alaska · 11361 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.615 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 11361 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.2Central Alaska · 11361 days ago · 32 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 1.57 km S of Ester, Alaska · 11360 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 2.136 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 11356 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 3.321 km NE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 11354 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 2.258 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 11354 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.825 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11351 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.715 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11351 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 1.56 km ESE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 11347 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 2.37 km SE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 11345 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.34 km ESE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 11345 days ago · -3 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.518 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11345 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 2.423 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 11343 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 2.131 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 11338 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 4.126 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 11337 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 1.925 km N of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 11335 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 1.526 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 11334 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.526 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11332 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 1.631 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11331 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 1.629 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11331 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 3.34 km E of Badger, Alaska · 11327 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 1.731 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11327 days ago · -3 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 2.545 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11324 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 2.329 km SSE of Livengood, Alaska · 11323 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 2.738 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11322 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 6.036 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11322 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 2.838 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11322 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 3.637 km NNW of Ester, Alaska · 11322 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 2.239 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11322 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 1.835 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11322 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 4.337 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11322 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 2.239 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11322 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 2.436 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11322 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 1.537 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11322 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 1.936 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11322 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 2.239 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11322 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 3.437 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11322 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 3.038 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11322 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 2.940 km NNW of Ester, Alaska · 11322 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 1.837 km NW of Fox, Alaska · 11322 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 1.736 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11322 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.29 km NE of North Pole, Alaska · 11376 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.517 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11376 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.512 km W of Two Rivers, Alaska · 11378 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.910 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 11382 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.032 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 11386 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.824 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 11386 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.928 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11390 days ago · 25 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.638 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 11391 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.032 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11391 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.930 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11392 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.332 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11392 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.925 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 11394 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.06 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 11396 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.412 km NE of Badger, Alaska · 11397 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.76 km ENE of Badger, Alaska · 11398 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.26 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11403 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away

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