Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 8 km S of Ester, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8 km S of Ester, Alaska on Sun, Jan 21, 1996, 4:33 PM AKST (01:33 UTC), 27 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 48 km E of Clear, Alaska, 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
1996-01-22 01:33:20 UTC
Depth
26.5 km (16.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.775° N, 148.045° 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: 84 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56 km SW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11214 days ago · 21 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.934 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11213 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.711 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 11213 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.628 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 11213 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.647 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 11213 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.78 km S of Ester, Alaska · 11212 days ago · 25 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.730 km SSE of Livengood, Alaska · 11212 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.030 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 11212 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.629 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11212 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.62 km SSW of Fox, Alaska · 11211 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.835 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11210 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.025 km WNW of Anderson, Alaska · 11209 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.58 km S of Ester, Alaska · 11209 days ago · 26 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 1.70 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11207 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.611 km ENE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 11207 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.837 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 11205 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.635 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11203 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.225 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11203 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.835 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11203 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 3.748 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 11200 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 3.148 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 11200 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 2.734 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11199 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 1.635 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 11199 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 2.138 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11196 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 1.940 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11196 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 2.826 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11196 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.938 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11196 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 1.836 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11196 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 1.824 km S of Minto, Alaska · 11196 days ago · -3 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.637 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11195 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.939 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11195 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 1.526 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11195 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 3.325 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 11195 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 2.532 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 11195 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 2.824 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 11194 days ago · 29 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 3.114 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11194 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 2.312 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11194 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 2.535 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11193 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 1.830 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 11192 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 1.929 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11190 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 2.234 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11190 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 2.037 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 11189 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 2.148 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 11188 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 2.738 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11187 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 1.725 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11187 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 1.625 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11187 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 1.88 km S of Ester, Alaska · 11186 days ago · 26 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.530 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 11184 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 1.547 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11182 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 1.931 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 11182 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 3.430 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 11179 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 1.631 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11178 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 2.21 km E of Ester, Alaska · 11178 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 1.737 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11178 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 2.036 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11177 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 2.018 km NW of Fox, Alaska · 11175 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 2.321 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 11175 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 1.723 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11175 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 2.824 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11175 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 1.7northern Alaska · 11175 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 84.

Before

  1. 2.87 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 11214 days ago · 26 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.17 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 11214 days ago · 25 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.838 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11215 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.626 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11216 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.935 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11219 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.740 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11219 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.937 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 11220 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.737 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11220 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.537 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11221 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.929 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11223 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.916 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11226 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.832 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11226 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.940 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11228 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.827 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11228 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.03 km N of Badger, Alaska · 11229 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.647 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 11229 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.638 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11230 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.036 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11231 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.730 km NNW of Ester, Alaska · 11232 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.529 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11233 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away

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