Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 15 km S of Ester, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 15 km S of Ester, Alaska on Thu, Nov 16, 1995, 11:33 AM AKST (20:33 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 59 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1995-11-16 20:33:21 UTC
Depth
21.8 km (13.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.708° N, 148.071° 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: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.639 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11280 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.436 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11279 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.837 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11279 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.859 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 11278 days ago · 105 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.936 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11278 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.163 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 11278 days ago · 84 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.233 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11276 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.539 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11275 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.833 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11275 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.934 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11273 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.532 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11273 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.937 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11271 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.75 km WSW of North Pole, Alaska · 11271 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.234 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11270 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.735 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11269 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.637 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11268 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.031 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11268 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.728 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 11268 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.734 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11267 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.735 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 11267 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 2.234 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 11266 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 2.437 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11266 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 2.333 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11265 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 2.26 km ESE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 11265 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 1.527 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11265 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 2.332 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11265 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 2.031 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11264 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 1.635 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11264 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 1.624 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11263 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 1.817 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11262 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 1.76 km E of Badger, Alaska · 11261 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 1.716 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 11261 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.76 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11260 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 2.430 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11259 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 2.129 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11259 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 1.98 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 11258 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 1.837 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11256 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 1.734 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11255 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 2.110 km NNE of Two Rivers, Alaska · 11254 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 2.212 km N of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 11254 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 3.313 km N of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 11254 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 2.035 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11254 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 2.543 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 11252 days ago · 99 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 1.611 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 11249 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 2.743 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11247 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 1.832 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11247 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 2.534 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11247 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 1.932 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11247 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 1.830 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11247 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 2.136 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11246 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 2.437 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11243 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 1.839 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11242 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 2.338 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11242 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 1.718 km S of Ester, Alaska · 11241 days ago · 21 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 2.134 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11241 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 2.740 km NNW of Ester, Alaska · 11240 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 2.037 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11239 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 1.736 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11239 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 2.423 km E of Healy, Alaska · 11235 days ago · 106 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 2.030 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11234 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

  1. 2.638 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11280 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.53 km W of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11281 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.937 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11282 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.446 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 11282 days ago · 106 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.718 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11282 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.213 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11282 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.717 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11282 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.616 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11282 days ago · 36 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.615 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11282 days ago · 36 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.136 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11282 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.811 km WSW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11283 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.531 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11283 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.635 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11283 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.235 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11283 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.137 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11284 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.636 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11284 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.532 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11285 days ago · -3 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 3.531 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 11286 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.52 km WSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11287 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.038 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11288 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away

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