Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 35 km NW of Ester, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 35 km NW of Ester, Alaska on Thu, Jan 25, 1996, 7:58 AM AKST (16:58 UTC), 6 km (4 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-01-25 16:58:53 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.092° N, 148.488° 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
18

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 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.025 km WNW of Anderson, Alaska · 11208 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.58 km S of Ester, Alaska · 11208 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.70 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11206 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.611 km ENE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 11206 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.913 km SW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 11203 days ago · 34 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.635 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11203 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.225 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11202 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.835 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11202 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 3.748 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 11200 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.148 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 11200 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.734 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11198 days ago · 24 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.635 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 11198 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.138 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11196 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.940 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11195 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.826 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11195 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.938 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11195 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.836 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11195 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.824 km S of Minto, Alaska · 11195 days ago · -3 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.637 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11195 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.939 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11195 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 1.526 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11194 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 3.325 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 11194 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 2.532 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 11194 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 2.824 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 11194 days ago · 29 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 3.114 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11193 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 2.312 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11193 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 2.535 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11193 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 1.830 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 11192 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.929 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11189 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 2.234 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11189 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 2.548 km E of Stevens Village, Alaska · 11189 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 2.148 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 11187 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 2.738 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11187 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 1.725 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11187 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 1.625 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11187 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 1.88 km S of Ester, Alaska · 11186 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 1.530 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 11183 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 1.547 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11181 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 1.931 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 11181 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 3.430 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 11178 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 1.631 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11178 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 2.21 km E of Ester, Alaska · 11177 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 1.737 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11177 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 2.215 km SSE of Rampart, Alaska · 11176 days ago · -3 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 2.036 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11176 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.018 km NW of Fox, Alaska · 11175 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 2.321 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 11175 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 1.723 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11175 days ago · 19 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 2.824 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11175 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 1.7northern Alaska · 11175 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 1.837 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11170 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 2.325 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11170 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 1.714 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 11169 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 1.531 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11169 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 1.914 km SW of Ester, Alaska · 11168 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 1.932 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11168 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 1.927 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 11168 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 1.64 km SSE of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11167 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 1.55 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 11167 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 1.733 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11166 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

  1. 1.62 km SSW of Fox, Alaska · 11210 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.629 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11211 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.030 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 11211 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.730 km SSE of Livengood, Alaska · 11211 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.78 km S of Ester, Alaska · 11212 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.647 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 11212 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.628 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 11212 days ago · 19 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.711 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 11213 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.934 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11213 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.56 km SW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11213 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.08 km S of Ester, Alaska · 11213 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.87 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 11213 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 3.17 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 11213 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.838 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11215 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.626 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11215 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.935 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11218 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.740 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11218 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.823 km NNE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 11220 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.937 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 11220 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.737 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11220 days ago · 19 km deep · 4 km away

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