Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 37 km NW of Ester, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 37 km NW of Ester, Alaska on Fri, Oct 6, 1995, 5:00 PM AKDT (01:00 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 37 km E of Minto, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1995-10-07 01:00:10 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.121° N, 148.475° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 129 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.5northern Alaska · 11320 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.940 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.939 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.938 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.937 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.840 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.038 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11319 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.737 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11319 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.831 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11319 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.839 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11319 days ago · 18 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.438 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11319 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.729 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11319 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.834 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11319 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.735 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11319 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.8northern Alaska · 11319 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.740 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11319 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.923 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11319 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.938 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11319 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.038 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11319 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.438 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11319 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 2.239 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11319 days ago · -3 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 2.937 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11319 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 1.639 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11319 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.036 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11319 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 3.035 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11319 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.926 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 11319 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 2.227 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 11319 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 1.832 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 11319 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 2.830 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 11319 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 1.934 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11319 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 2.238 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11319 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 1.835 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11319 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 1.836 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11319 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 2.138 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11319 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 1.739 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11319 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 1.935 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11318 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 1.639 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11318 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.037 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11318 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 2.336 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11318 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.533 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 11318 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 1.638 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11318 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 2.737 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11318 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.137 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11318 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 1.519 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11318 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 3.237 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11318 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 1.932 km NNW of Ester, Alaska · 11318 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 1.533 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11318 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 2.438 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11318 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 1.538 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11318 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.638 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11318 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.636 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11318 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 3.237 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11318 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 1.836 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11318 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.935 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11318 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 1.736 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11318 days ago · -3 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 1.937 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11318 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.534 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11318 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 1.538 km NNW of Ester, Alaska · 11317 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 1.737 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11317 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 2.635 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11317 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.938 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.839 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.538 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11320 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 3.838 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.731 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.736 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.337 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 3.836 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.036 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.738 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.637 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11320 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.339 km E of Minto, AK · 11320 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.538 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.237 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.438 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.733 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.033 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.036 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.829 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.635 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 11320 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away

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