M1.9 earthquake 14 km SW of Ester, Alaska

Magnitude

1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Wed, Mar 6, 1996, 5:17 PM AKST

UTC

1996-03-07 02:17:10 UTC

Depth

17.6 km (10.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

64.754° N, 148.214° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

20

• Ester, AlaskaPopulation 2,422. Forecast14 kmSW
• College, AlaskaPopulation 12,964. Forecast23 kmWSW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast402 kmNNE

After

1. 1.932 km E of Minto, AlaskaThu, Mar 7, 3:34 AM AKST · 11167 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
2. 1.927 km ENE of Minto, AlaskaThu, Mar 7, 6:16 AM AKST · 11167 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
3. 1.64 km SSE of South Van Horn, AlaskaThu, Mar 7, 3:10 PM AKST · 11167 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
4. 1.55 km SSW of Salcha, AlaskaFri, Mar 8, 3:31 AM AKST · 11166 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
5. 1.733 km S of Livengood, AlaskaFri, Mar 8, 6:48 PM AKST · 11166 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
6. 2.535 km S of Livengood, AlaskaSun, Mar 10, 5:28 PM AKST · 11164 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
7. 2.67 km S of Ester, AlaskaMon, Mar 11, 10:36 AM AKST · 11163 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
8. 1.633 km S of Livengood, AlaskaMon, Mar 11, 3:28 PM AKST · 11163 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
9. 1.97 km S of Ester, AlaskaMon, Mar 11, 10:01 PM AKST · 11162 days ago · 27 km deep · 10 km away
10. 1.839 km S of Livengood, AlaskaWed, Mar 13, 10:21 AM AKST · 11161 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
11. 1.63 km NNW of Badger, AlaskaSat, Mar 16, 5:49 AM AKST · 11158 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
12. 1.720 km NNE of Four Mile Road, AlaskaSat, Mar 16, 8:57 AM AKST · 11158 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
13. 1.536 km E of Anderson, AlaskaSat, Mar 16, 10:43 AM AKST · 11158 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
14. 1.622 km E of Minto, AlaskaSat, Mar 16, 12:06 PM AKST · 11158 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
15. 2.23 km E of Livengood, AlaskaSat, Mar 16, 3:51 PM AKST · 11158 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
16. 1.718 km NE of Four Mile Road, AlaskaMon, Mar 18, 5:53 AM AKST · 11156 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
17. 1.68 km E of Pleasant Valley, AlaskaWed, Mar 20, 3:07 AM AKST · 11154 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
18. 1.512 km ENE of Eielson Air Force Base, AlaskaWed, Mar 20, 8:51 PM AKST · 11153 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
19. 1.918 km ESE of Clear, Alaska, AlaskaThu, Mar 21, 12:18 AM AKST · 11153 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
20. 1.833 km NNE of Four Mile Road, AlaskaSat, Mar 23, 5:56 AM AKST · 11151 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
21. 2.129 km NNW of Ester, AlaskaSun, Mar 24, 6:17 PM AKST · 11150 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
22. 1.89 km SSE of Pleasant Valley, AlaskaSun, Mar 24, 9:28 PM AKST · 11149 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
23. 1.913 km N of Ester, AlaskaMon, Mar 25, 7:12 PM AKST · 11149 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
24. 1.639 km E of Minto, AlaskaTue, Mar 26, 2:49 PM AKST · 11148 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
25. 1.628 km E of Minto, AlaskaThu, Mar 28, 12:55 AM AKST · 11146 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
26. 1.520 km N of Four Mile Road, AlaskaThu, Mar 28, 7:00 PM AKST · 11146 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
27. 2.429 km NE of Four Mile Road, AlaskaFri, Mar 29, 11:20 AM AKST · 11145 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
28. 1.619 km N of Four Mile Road, AlaskaSun, Mar 31, 2:13 AM AKST · 11143 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
29. 1.934 km W of Clear, Alaska, AlaskaMon, Apr 1, 8:30 PM AKST · 11141 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
30. 1.624 km NNW of Four Mile Road, AlaskaTue, Apr 2, 2:54 AM AKST · 11141 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
31. 2.218 km N of Four Mile Road, AlaskaTue, Apr 2, 5:17 AM AKST · 11141 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
32. 2.08 km NW of College, AlaskaThu, Apr 4, 9:33 PM AKST · 11138 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
33. 2.534 km S of Livengood, AlaskaSat, Apr 6, 3:42 AM AKST · 11137 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
34. 1.924 km ENE of Minto, AlaskaSun, Apr 7, 4:58 AM AKDT · 11136 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
35. 2.136 km S of Livengood, AlaskaSun, Apr 7, 9:16 PM AKDT · 11135 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
36. 1.7Central AlaskaTue, Apr 9, 12:54 AM AKDT · 11134 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
37. 2.734 km S of Livengood, AlaskaWed, Apr 10, 12:25 AM AKDT · 11133 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
38. 1.633 km S of Livengood, AlaskaWed, Apr 10, 9:45 PM AKDT · 11132 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
39. 2.140 km E of Minto, AlaskaFri, Apr 12, 3:33 AM AKDT · 11131 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
40. 1.64 km S of Eielson Air Force Base, AlaskaSat, Apr 13, 6:24 PM AKDT · 11130 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
41. 2.07 km S of Ester, AlaskaSat, Apr 13, 10:16 PM AKDT · 11129 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
42. 2.530 km NW of Ester, AlaskaSun, Apr 14, 6:45 AM AKDT · 11129 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
43. 1.916 km SW of Ester, AlaskaSun, Apr 14, 12:40 PM AKDT · 11129 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
44. 2.434 km W of Ester, AlaskaWed, Apr 17, 12:33 PM AKDT · 11126 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
45. 1.615 km NNE of Four Mile Road, AlaskaMon, Apr 22, 1:59 PM AKDT · 11121 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
46. 1.636 km E of Minto, AlaskaThu, Apr 25, 10:09 AM AKDT · 11118 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
47. 1.735 km S of Livengood, AlaskaFri, Apr 26, 12:07 PM AKDT · 11117 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
48. 2.721 km E of Manley Hot Springs, AlaskaFri, Apr 26, 9:17 PM AKDT · 11116 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
49. 1.74 km N of Badger, AlaskaSun, Apr 28, 10:50 PM AKDT · 11114 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
50. 1.824 km ENE of Healy, AlaskaWed, May 1, 5:11 PM AKDT · 11112 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
51. 1.89 km NNE of Four Mile Road, AlaskaWed, May 1, 7:03 PM AKDT · 11112 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
52. 2.411 km NNW of Pleasant Valley, AlaskaFri, May 3, 1:45 AM AKDT · 11110 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
53. 1.65 km NE of Fox, AlaskaFri, May 3, 2:31 AM AKDT · 11110 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
54. 1.811 km S of Salcha, AlaskaSun, May 5, 5:45 PM AKDT · 11108 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away

Before

1. 1.531 km NE of Four Mile Road, AlaskaWed, Mar 6, 8:38 AM AKST · 11168 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
2. 1.714 km WSW of Nenana, AlaskaWed, Mar 6, 3:17 AM AKST · 11168 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
3. 2.325 km E of Minto, AlaskaTue, Mar 5, 3:12 AM AKST · 11169 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
4. 1.837 km NW of Ester, AlaskaMon, Mar 4, 4:12 PM AKST · 11170 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
5. 1.7northern AlaskaThu, Feb 29, 11:06 AM AKST · 11174 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
6. 2.824 km E of Minto, AlaskaThu, Feb 29, 10:27 AM AKST · 11174 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
7. 1.723 km E of Minto, AlaskaThu, Feb 29, 10:25 AM AKST · 11174 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
8. 2.321 km ENE of Minto, AlaskaThu, Feb 29, 10:18 AM AKST · 11174 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
9. 2.018 km NW of Fox, AlaskaThu, Feb 29, 8:35 AM AKST · 11174 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
10. 2.036 km NW of Ester, AlaskaTue, Feb 27, 4:42 PM AKST · 11176 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
11. 1.737 km E of Minto, AlaskaMon, Feb 26, 10:12 PM AKST · 11176 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
12. 2.21 km E of Ester, AlaskaMon, Feb 26, 2:19 PM AKST · 11177 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
13. 1.631 km N of Four Mile Road, AlaskaMon, Feb 26, 2:41 AM AKST · 11177 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
14. 3.430 km ENE of Minto, AlaskaSun, Feb 25, 10:49 PM AKST · 11177 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
15. 1.931 km SSE of Minto, AlaskaThu, Feb 22, 11:54 PM AKST · 11180 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
16. 1.547 km SSW of South Van Horn, AlaskaThu, Feb 22, 4:42 PM AKST · 11181 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
17. 1.530 km ESE of Minto, AlaskaTue, Feb 20, 3:11 PM AKST · 11183 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
18. 1.88 km S of Ester, AlaskaSun, Feb 18, 4:10 AM AKST · 11185 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
19. 1.625 km WNW of Four Mile Road, AlaskaSat, Feb 17, 7:52 AM AKST · 11186 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
20. 1.725 km NNE of Four Mile Road, AlaskaSat, Feb 17, 7:16 AM AKST · 11186 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away

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