M2.4 earthquake 34 km W of Ester, Alaska

Magnitude

2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Wed, Apr 17, 1996, 12:33 PM AKDT

UTC

1996-04-17 20:33:36 UTC

Depth

15.3 km (9.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

64.875° N, 148.733° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

24

• Ester, AlaskaPopulation 2,422. Forecast34 kmW
• College, AlaskaPopulation 12,964. Forecast44 kmW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast411 kmN

After

1. 1.615 km NNE of Four Mile Road, AlaskaMon, Apr 22, 1:59 PM AKDT · 11121 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
2. 2.357 km W of Anderson, AlaskaWed, Apr 24, 3:55 AM AKDT · 11119 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
3. 2.255 km W of Anderson, AlaskaWed, Apr 24, 4:32 AM AKDT · 11119 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
4. 1.636 km E of Minto, AlaskaThu, Apr 25, 10:09 AM AKDT · 11118 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
5. 1.735 km S of Livengood, AlaskaFri, Apr 26, 12:07 PM AKDT · 11117 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
6. 2.721 km E of Manley Hot Springs, AlaskaFri, Apr 26, 9:17 PM AKDT · 11117 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
7. 1.74 km N of Badger, AlaskaSun, Apr 28, 10:50 PM AKDT · 11115 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
8. 1.89 km NNE of Four Mile Road, AlaskaWed, May 1, 7:03 PM AKDT · 11112 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
9. 2.411 km NNW of Pleasant Valley, AlaskaFri, May 3, 1:45 AM AKDT · 11110 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
10. 1.65 km NE of Fox, AlaskaFri, May 3, 2:31 AM AKDT · 11110 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
11. 2.19 km NNW of Pleasant Valley, AlaskaWed, May 8, 9:07 AM AKDT · 11105 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
12. 3.128 km ESE of Minto, AlaskaThu, May 9, 2:28 AM AKDT · 11104 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
13. 2.134 km S of Livengood, AlaskaFri, May 10, 9:22 PM AKDT · 11103 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
14. 2.217 km ESE of Manley Hot Springs, AlaskaSat, May 11, 10:58 AM AKDT · 11102 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
15. 1.648 km SSW of South Van Horn, AlaskaMon, May 13, 10:32 PM AKDT · 11100 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
16. 1.646 km SSW of South Van Horn, AlaskaTue, May 14, 9:10 PM AKDT · 11099 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
17. 2.040 km S of Livengood, AlaskaFri, May 17, 6:14 PM AKDT · 11096 days ago · -3 km deep · 34 km away
18. 2.040 km NNW of Ester, AlaskaSat, May 18, 5:40 AM AKDT · 11095 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
19. 2.337 km E of Minto, AlaskaSat, May 18, 7:18 PM AKDT · 11095 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
20. 2.534 km S of Livengood, AlaskaSat, May 18, 8:00 PM AKDT · 11095 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
21. 2.135 km E of Minto, AlaskaSun, May 19, 1:33 AM AKDT · 11094 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
22. 1.931 km E of Minto, AlaskaSun, May 19, 3:19 AM AKDT · 11094 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
23. 1.826 km SSE of Minto, AlaskaSun, May 19, 4:55 AM AKDT · 11094 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
24. 1.738 km NNW of Ester, AlaskaSun, May 19, 11:35 AM AKDT · 11094 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
25. 1.735 km NW of Ester, AlaskaMon, May 20, 10:43 AM AKDT · 11093 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
26. 1.625 km ESE of Minto, AlaskaMon, May 20, 6:00 PM AKDT · 11093 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
27. 2.131 km S of Livengood, AlaskaTue, May 21, 9:21 PM AKDT · 11092 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
28. 1.630 km SSE of Livengood, AlaskaFri, May 24, 6:29 AM AKDT · 11089 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
29. 1.630 km NW of Ester, AlaskaFri, May 24, 9:22 AM AKDT · 11089 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
30. 2.67 km SE of Pleasant Valley, AlaskaSun, May 26, 5:00 AM AKDT · 11087 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
31. 2.436 km E of Minto, AlaskaMon, May 27, 3:36 AM AKDT · 11086 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
32. 1.935 km NW of Ester, AlaskaMon, May 27, 3:50 AM AKDT · 11086 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
33. 1.836 km E of Minto, AlaskaMon, May 27, 3:50 AM AKDT · 11086 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
34. 2.234 km E of Minto, AlaskaMon, May 27, 4:49 AM AKDT · 11086 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
35. 3.434 km E of Minto, AlaskaTue, May 28, 1:47 AM AKDT · 11085 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
36. 1.77 km ESE of Pleasant Valley, AlaskaTue, May 28, 8:58 AM AKDT · 11085 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
37. 2.07 km SSE of Pleasant Valley, AlaskaTue, May 28, 5:46 PM AKDT · 11085 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
38. 1.636 km SSE of Livengood, AlaskaThu, May 30, 5:56 PM AKDT · 11083 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
39. 1.725 km WNW of Anderson, AlaskaSat, Jun 1, 11:41 PM AKDT · 11080 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
40. 2.029 km SE of Minto, AlaskaSun, Jun 2, 2:14 PM AKDT · 11080 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
41. 2.27 km NNW of Four Mile Road, AlaskaMon, Jun 3, 9:00 AM AKDT · 11079 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
42. 2.536 km E of Minto, AlaskaMon, Jun 3, 2:19 PM AKDT · 11079 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
43. 1.732 km E of Minto, AlaskaTue, Jun 4, 4:38 PM AKDT · 11078 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
44. 2.116 km SE of Rampart, AlaskaWed, Jun 5, 1:42 PM AKDT · 11077 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
45. 1.638 km S of Livengood, AlaskaWed, Jun 5, 8:24 PM AKDT · 11077 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
46. 1.69 km WSW of North Pole, AlaskaWed, Jun 5, 11:40 PM AKDT · 11076 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
47. 2.134 km ESE of Minto, AlaskaSat, Jun 8, 6:04 AM AKDT · 11074 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
48. 2.736 km E of Minto, AlaskaSun, Jun 9, 6:03 PM AKDT · 11073 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
49. 1.73 km S of Fox, AlaskaTue, Jun 11, 5:43 AM AKDT · 11071 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
50. 2.239 km S of Livengood, AlaskaTue, Jun 11, 9:38 AM AKDT · 11071 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
51. 2.02 km SSE of Badger, AlaskaTue, Jun 11, 11:49 AM AKDT · 11071 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
52. 2.334 km S of Livengood, AlaskaWed, Jun 12, 7:36 AM AKDT · 11070 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
53. 1.630 km NNW of Ester, AlaskaFri, Jun 14, 6:45 PM AKDT · 11068 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
54. 2.032 km E of Clear, Alaska, AlaskaSat, Jun 15, 10:49 AM AKDT · 11067 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
55. 1.56 km SE of Pleasant Valley, AlaskaSun, Jun 16, 2:07 AM AKDT · 11066 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away

Before

1. 1.916 km SW of Ester, AlaskaSun, Apr 14, 12:40 PM AKDT · 11129 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
2. 2.530 km NW of Ester, AlaskaSun, Apr 14, 6:45 AM AKDT · 11129 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
3. 2.07 km S of Ester, AlaskaSat, Apr 13, 10:16 PM AKDT · 11130 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
4. 1.64 km S of Eielson Air Force Base, AlaskaSat, Apr 13, 6:24 PM AKDT · 11130 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
5. 2.140 km E of Minto, AlaskaFri, Apr 12, 3:33 AM AKDT · 11131 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
6. 1.633 km S of Livengood, AlaskaWed, Apr 10, 9:45 PM AKDT · 11133 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
7. 2.734 km S of Livengood, AlaskaWed, Apr 10, 12:25 AM AKDT · 11133 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
8. 1.7Central AlaskaTue, Apr 9, 12:54 AM AKDT · 11134 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
9. 2.136 km S of Livengood, AlaskaSun, Apr 7, 9:16 PM AKDT · 11136 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
10. 1.924 km ENE of Minto, AlaskaSun, Apr 7, 4:58 AM AKDT · 11136 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
11. 2.534 km S of Livengood, AlaskaSat, Apr 6, 3:42 AM AKST · 11137 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
12. 2.08 km NW of College, AlaskaThu, Apr 4, 9:33 PM AKST · 11139 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
13. 2.218 km N of Four Mile Road, AlaskaTue, Apr 2, 5:17 AM AKST · 11141 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
14. 1.624 km NNW of Four Mile Road, AlaskaTue, Apr 2, 2:54 AM AKST · 11141 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
15. 2.558 km S of Manley Hot Springs, AlaskaMon, Apr 1, 10:32 PM AKST · 11141 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away
16. 1.934 km W of Clear, Alaska, AlaskaMon, Apr 1, 8:30 PM AKST · 11142 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
17. 1.619 km N of Four Mile Road, AlaskaSun, Mar 31, 2:13 AM AKST · 11143 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
18. 2.429 km NE of Four Mile Road, AlaskaFri, Mar 29, 11:20 AM AKST · 11145 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
19. 1.520 km N of Four Mile Road, AlaskaThu, Mar 28, 7:00 PM AKST · 11146 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
20. 1.628 km E of Minto, AlaskaThu, Mar 28, 12:55 AM AKST · 11146 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away

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