M1.8 earthquake 8 km S of Ester, Alaska

Magnitude

1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Sun, Feb 18, 1996, 4:10 AM AKST

UTC

1996-02-18 13:10:39 UTC

Depth

26.4 km (16.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

64.772° N, 148.036° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

17

• Ester, AlaskaPopulation 2,422. Forecast8 kmS
• College, AlaskaPopulation 12,964. Forecast15 kmSW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast406 kmNNE

After

1. 1.530 km ESE of Minto, AlaskaTue, Feb 20, 3:11 PM AKST · 11184 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
2. 1.547 km SSW of South Van Horn, AlaskaThu, Feb 22, 4:42 PM AKST · 11182 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
3. 1.931 km SSE of Minto, AlaskaThu, Feb 22, 11:54 PM AKST · 11181 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
4. 3.430 km ENE of Minto, AlaskaSun, Feb 25, 10:49 PM AKST · 11178 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
5. 1.631 km N of Four Mile Road, AlaskaMon, Feb 26, 2:41 AM AKST · 11178 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
6. 2.21 km E of Ester, AlaskaMon, Feb 26, 2:19 PM AKST · 11178 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
7. 1.737 km E of Minto, AlaskaMon, Feb 26, 10:12 PM AKST · 11177 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
8. 2.036 km NW of Ester, AlaskaTue, Feb 27, 4:42 PM AKST · 11177 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
9. 2.018 km NW of Fox, AlaskaThu, Feb 29, 8:35 AM AKST · 11175 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
10. 2.321 km ENE of Minto, AlaskaThu, Feb 29, 10:18 AM AKST · 11175 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
11. 1.723 km E of Minto, AlaskaThu, Feb 29, 10:25 AM AKST · 11175 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
12. 2.824 km E of Minto, AlaskaThu, Feb 29, 10:27 AM AKST · 11175 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
13. 1.7northern AlaskaThu, Feb 29, 11:06 AM AKST · 11175 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
14. 1.837 km NW of Ester, AlaskaMon, Mar 4, 4:12 PM AKST · 11171 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
15. 2.325 km E of Minto, AlaskaTue, Mar 5, 3:12 AM AKST · 11170 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
16. 1.714 km WSW of Nenana, AlaskaWed, Mar 6, 3:17 AM AKST · 11169 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
17. 1.531 km NE of Four Mile Road, AlaskaWed, Mar 6, 8:38 AM AKST · 11169 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
18. 1.914 km SW of Ester, AlaskaWed, Mar 6, 5:17 PM AKST · 11168 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
19. 1.932 km E of Minto, AlaskaThu, Mar 7, 3:34 AM AKST · 11168 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
20. 1.927 km ENE of Minto, AlaskaThu, Mar 7, 6:16 AM AKST · 11168 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
21. 1.64 km SSE of South Van Horn, AlaskaThu, Mar 7, 3:10 PM AKST · 11168 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
22. 1.55 km SSW of Salcha, AlaskaFri, Mar 8, 3:31 AM AKST · 11167 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
23. 1.733 km S of Livengood, AlaskaFri, Mar 8, 6:48 PM AKST · 11166 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
24. 2.535 km S of Livengood, AlaskaSun, Mar 10, 5:28 PM AKST · 11164 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
25. 2.67 km S of Ester, AlaskaMon, Mar 11, 10:36 AM AKST · 11164 days ago · 26 km deep · 2 km away
26. 1.633 km S of Livengood, AlaskaMon, Mar 11, 3:28 PM AKST · 11164 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
27. 1.97 km S of Ester, AlaskaMon, Mar 11, 10:01 PM AKST · 11163 days ago · 27 km deep · 2 km away
28. 1.839 km S of Livengood, AlaskaWed, Mar 13, 10:21 AM AKST · 11162 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
29. 1.63 km NNW of Badger, AlaskaSat, Mar 16, 5:49 AM AKST · 11159 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
30. 1.720 km NNE of Four Mile Road, AlaskaSat, Mar 16, 8:57 AM AKST · 11159 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
31. 1.536 km E of Anderson, AlaskaSat, Mar 16, 10:43 AM AKST · 11159 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
32. 1.622 km E of Minto, AlaskaSat, Mar 16, 12:06 PM AKST · 11159 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
33. 2.23 km E of Livengood, AlaskaSat, Mar 16, 3:51 PM AKST · 11159 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
34. 1.718 km NE of Four Mile Road, AlaskaMon, Mar 18, 5:53 AM AKST · 11157 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
35. 1.68 km E of Pleasant Valley, AlaskaWed, Mar 20, 3:07 AM AKST · 11155 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
36. 1.512 km ENE of Eielson Air Force Base, AlaskaWed, Mar 20, 8:51 PM AKST · 11154 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
37. 1.918 km ESE of Clear, Alaska, AlaskaThu, Mar 21, 12:18 AM AKST · 11154 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
38. 1.833 km NNE of Four Mile Road, AlaskaSat, Mar 23, 5:56 AM AKST · 11152 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
39. 2.129 km NNW of Ester, AlaskaSun, Mar 24, 6:17 PM AKST · 11150 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
40. 1.89 km SSE of Pleasant Valley, AlaskaSun, Mar 24, 9:28 PM AKST · 11150 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
41. 1.913 km N of Ester, AlaskaMon, Mar 25, 7:12 PM AKST · 11149 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
42. 1.639 km E of Minto, AlaskaTue, Mar 26, 2:49 PM AKST · 11149 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
43. 1.628 km E of Minto, AlaskaThu, Mar 28, 12:55 AM AKST · 11147 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
44. 1.520 km N of Four Mile Road, AlaskaThu, Mar 28, 7:00 PM AKST · 11146 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
45. 2.429 km NE of Four Mile Road, AlaskaFri, Mar 29, 11:20 AM AKST · 11146 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
46. 1.619 km N of Four Mile Road, AlaskaSun, Mar 31, 2:13 AM AKST · 11144 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
47. 1.624 km NNW of Four Mile Road, AlaskaTue, Apr 2, 2:54 AM AKST · 11142 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
48. 2.218 km N of Four Mile Road, AlaskaTue, Apr 2, 5:17 AM AKST · 11142 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
49. 3.541 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, AlaskaWed, Apr 3, 8:15 PM AKST · 11140 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
50. 2.08 km NW of College, AlaskaThu, Apr 4, 9:33 PM AKST · 11139 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
51. 2.534 km S of Livengood, AlaskaSat, Apr 6, 3:42 AM AKST · 11138 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
52. 1.924 km ENE of Minto, AlaskaSun, Apr 7, 4:58 AM AKDT · 11137 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
53. 2.136 km S of Livengood, AlaskaSun, Apr 7, 9:16 PM AKDT · 11136 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
54. 1.7Central AlaskaTue, Apr 9, 12:54 AM AKDT · 11135 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
55. 2.734 km S of Livengood, AlaskaWed, Apr 10, 12:25 AM AKDT · 11134 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
56. 1.633 km S of Livengood, AlaskaWed, Apr 10, 9:45 PM AKDT · 11133 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
57. 2.140 km E of Minto, AlaskaFri, Apr 12, 3:33 AM AKDT · 11132 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
58. 1.64 km S of Eielson Air Force Base, AlaskaSat, Apr 13, 6:24 PM AKDT · 11130 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
59. 2.07 km S of Ester, AlaskaSat, Apr 13, 10:16 PM AKDT · 11130 days ago · 26 km deep · 2 km away
60. 2.530 km NW of Ester, AlaskaSun, Apr 14, 6:45 AM AKDT · 11130 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 62.

Before

1. 1.625 km WNW of Four Mile Road, AlaskaSat, Feb 17, 7:52 AM AKST · 11187 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
2. 1.725 km NNE of Four Mile Road, AlaskaSat, Feb 17, 7:16 AM AKST · 11187 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
3. 2.738 km S of Livengood, AlaskaSat, Feb 17, 4:28 AM AKST · 11187 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
4. 2.148 km E of Clear, Alaska, AlaskaFri, Feb 16, 10:44 PM AKST · 11187 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
5. 2.037 km ENE of Ferry, AlaskaThu, Feb 15, 10:13 PM AKST · 11188 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
6. 2.234 km S of Livengood, AlaskaWed, Feb 14, 7:33 PM AKST · 11189 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
7. 1.929 km S of Livengood, AlaskaWed, Feb 14, 6:15 PM AKST · 11189 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
8. 1.830 km E of Clear, Alaska, AlaskaMon, Feb 12, 4:25 AM AKST · 11192 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
9. 2.535 km E of Minto, AlaskaSun, Feb 11, 6:29 AM AKST · 11193 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
10. 2.312 km NW of Four Mile Road, AlaskaSat, Feb 10, 12:58 PM AKST · 11194 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
11. 3.114 km NW of Four Mile Road, AlaskaSat, Feb 10, 12:56 PM AKST · 11194 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
12. 2.824 km WNW of Ester, AlaskaSat, Feb 10, 3:55 AM AKST · 11194 days ago · 29 km deep · 27 km away
13. 2.532 km ESE of Minto, AlaskaFri, Feb 9, 9:04 PM AKST · 11194 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
14. 3.325 km ENE of Minto, AlaskaFri, Feb 9, 9:04 PM AKST · 11194 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
15. 1.526 km E of Minto, AlaskaFri, Feb 9, 6:41 PM AKST · 11194 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
16. 1.939 km S of Livengood, AlaskaFri, Feb 9, 11:00 AM AKST · 11195 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
17. 2.637 km E of Minto, AlaskaFri, Feb 9, 1:55 AM AKST · 11195 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
18. 1.824 km S of Minto, AlaskaThu, Feb 8, 11:57 PM AKST · 11195 days ago · -3 km deep · 65 km away
19. 1.836 km E of Minto, AlaskaThu, Feb 8, 8:19 PM AKST · 11195 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
20. 2.938 km E of Minto, AlaskaThu, Feb 8, 8:13 PM AKST · 11195 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away

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