Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 31 km NNW of Ester, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 31 km NNW of Ester, Alaska on Sun, Oct 15, 1995, 2:24 AM AKDT (10:24 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 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
1995-10-15 10:24:14 UTC
Depth
17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.108° N, 148.299° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 126 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.711 km ENE of Badger, Alaska · 11311 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.737 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11311 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.634 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11311 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.737 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11311 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.838 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11310 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 4.136 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11310 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.437 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11309 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.039 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11309 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.533 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11309 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.239 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11309 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.035 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11309 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.736 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11309 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.619 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 11309 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.836 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11309 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.738 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11308 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.919 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 11307 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.837 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11307 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.936 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11307 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.033 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11307 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.635 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11306 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 1.533 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11305 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 1.919 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11305 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.527 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 11305 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 2.0northern Alaska · 11305 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 1.829 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 11305 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 1.535 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11305 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 1.840 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11305 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 1.839 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11304 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.05 km WNW of Minto, Alaska · 11304 days ago · -3 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 1.938 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11303 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.0northern Alaska · 11303 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 2.934 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11303 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 1.5northern Alaska · 11303 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.132 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11303 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 1.838 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11303 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 1.738 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11303 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 1.533 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 11302 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 3.037 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11302 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 2.439 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11302 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 1.938 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11301 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 1.732 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11301 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 1.732 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11301 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 1.920 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 11301 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 1.839 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11300 days ago · -3 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 1.618 km NNW of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 11300 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 1.638 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11299 days ago · -3 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 2.427 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11299 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 1.914 km NW of Two Rivers, Alaska · 11298 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 1.933 km NNW of Ester, Alaska · 11297 days ago · 19 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 2.532 km NNW of Ester, Alaska · 11297 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 2.130 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11296 days ago · -3 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 2.034 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11296 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 2.038 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11296 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 1.9northern Alaska · 11295 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 3.034 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11294 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 2.035 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11294 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 1.535 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11294 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 2.434 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11293 days ago · 19 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 2.832 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11292 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 2.237 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11290 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 126.

Before

  1. 1.629 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 11311 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.231 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11311 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.137 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11311 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.735 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11311 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.537 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11312 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.136 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11312 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.037 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11312 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.932 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11312 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.628 km SSW of Livengood, Alaska · 11312 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.236 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11312 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.037 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11313 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.635 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11313 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.928 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11313 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.837 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11313 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.136 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11313 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.016 km NE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 11313 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.733 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11314 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 4.137 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11314 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.638 km NNW of Ester, Alaska · 11314 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 3.235 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11314 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away

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