Alaska earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 26 km SSW of Ester, Alaska

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 26 km SSW of Ester, Alaska on Fri, Aug 25, 1995, 3:57 AM AKDT (11:57 UTC), 14 km (9 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: 4.5 (ML, local (Richter)), light
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Fri, Aug 25, 1995, 3:57 AM AKDT
UTC: 1995-08-25 11:57:12 UTC
Depth: 13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 64.650° N, 148.323° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
4.5	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
3.6	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · 2 stations

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt (V) at Ester; (IV) at Fairbanks; (III) at Clear, Eielson Air Force Base and Nenana; (II) at Healy.

From the USGS event page for ak995aw599fq. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used: 18

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 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak995aw599fq (also filed as usp00072dm). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:14 AM UTC.