Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 26 km SW of Ester, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 26 km SW of Ester, Alaska on Fri, Aug 25, 1995, 4:01 AM AKDT (12:01 UTC), 11 km (7 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1995-08-25 12:01:40 UTC
Depth
11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.657° N, 148.334° 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
23

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.919 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 11362 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.632 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11360 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.041 km WSW of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 11360 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.831 km SSW of North Pole, Alaska · 11359 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.615 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 11359 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.2Central Alaska · 11359 days ago · 32 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.57 km S of Ester, Alaska · 11359 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.258 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 11353 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.825 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11350 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.715 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11349 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.56 km ESE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 11345 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.37 km SE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 11343 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.34 km ESE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 11343 days ago · -3 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.734 km WSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 11343 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.518 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11343 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 3.112 km E of Healy, Alaska · 11342 days ago · 111 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.131 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 11337 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 4.126 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 11335 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.925 km N of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 11334 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.526 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 11332 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.526 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11331 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 1.631 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11329 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.629 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11329 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 3.34 km E of Badger, Alaska · 11326 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.731 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11325 days ago · -3 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 2.545 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11323 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 2.329 km SSE of Livengood, Alaska · 11322 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 2.738 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 6.036 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 2.838 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 3.637 km NNW of Ester, Alaska · 11320 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 2.239 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 1.835 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 4.337 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 2.239 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 2.436 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 1.537 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 1.936 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 2.239 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 3.437 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 3.038 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 2.940 km NNW of Ester, Alaska · 11320 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 1.837 km NW of Fox, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 1.736 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 2.938 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 3.236 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11320 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 1.938 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 1.735 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 2.437 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 2.7northern Alaska · 11320 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 3.437 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 3.134 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 1.939 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 1.530 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 1.840 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 2.539 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 3.036 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 2.435 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 2.838 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 3.537 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.5Central Alaska · 11362 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 4.526 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 11362 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.521 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 11363 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.216 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 11363 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.619 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 11364 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.725 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 11364 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.726 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 11364 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.76 km E of Farmers Loop, Alaska · 11364 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.510 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska · 11365 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.836 km WSW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11365 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.246 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11365 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.755 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 11366 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.831 km SE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 11367 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.54 km W of North Pole, Alaska · 11368 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.731 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11368 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.724 km E of Nenana, Alaska · 11370 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.733 km W of Ester, Alaska · 11373 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.29 km NE of North Pole, Alaska · 11374 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.517 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11374 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.512 km W of Two Rivers, Alaska · 11376 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away

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