M1.7 earthquake 35 km NW of Ester, Alaska

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Mon, May 20, 1996, 10:43 AM AKDT

UTC

1996-05-20 18:43:11 UTC

Depth

14.5 km (9.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

65.111° N, 148.447° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

18

• Ester, AlaskaPopulation 2,422. Forecast36 kmNW
• College, AlaskaPopulation 12,964. Forecast41 kmNW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast439 kmN

After

1. 1.625 km ESE of Minto, AlaskaMon, May 20, 6:00 PM AKDT · 11093 days ago · 19 km deep · 21 km away
2. 2.131 km S of Livengood, AlaskaTue, May 21, 9:21 PM AKDT · 11092 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
3. 1.630 km SSE of Livengood, AlaskaFri, May 24, 6:29 AM AKDT · 11090 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
4. 1.630 km NW of Ester, AlaskaFri, May 24, 9:22 AM AKDT · 11089 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
5. 2.67 km SE of Pleasant Valley, AlaskaSun, May 26, 5:00 AM AKDT · 11088 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
6. 2.436 km E of Minto, AlaskaMon, May 27, 3:36 AM AKDT · 11087 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
7. 1.935 km NW of Ester, AlaskaMon, May 27, 3:50 AM AKDT · 11087 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
8. 1.836 km E of Minto, AlaskaMon, May 27, 3:50 AM AKDT · 11087 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
9. 2.234 km E of Minto, AlaskaMon, May 27, 4:49 AM AKDT · 11087 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
10. 3.434 km E of Minto, AlaskaTue, May 28, 1:47 AM AKDT · 11086 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
11. 1.77 km ESE of Pleasant Valley, AlaskaTue, May 28, 8:58 AM AKDT · 11085 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
12. 2.07 km SSE of Pleasant Valley, AlaskaTue, May 28, 5:46 PM AKDT · 11085 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
13. 1.636 km SSE of Livengood, AlaskaThu, May 30, 5:56 PM AKDT · 11083 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
14. 1.725 km WNW of Anderson, AlaskaSat, Jun 1, 11:41 PM AKDT · 11081 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
15. 2.029 km SE of Minto, AlaskaSun, Jun 2, 2:14 PM AKDT · 11080 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
16. 2.27 km NNW of Four Mile Road, AlaskaMon, Jun 3, 9:00 AM AKDT · 11079 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
17. 2.536 km E of Minto, AlaskaMon, Jun 3, 2:19 PM AKDT · 11079 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
18. 1.732 km E of Minto, AlaskaTue, Jun 4, 4:38 PM AKDT · 11078 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
19. 2.116 km SE of Rampart, AlaskaWed, Jun 5, 1:42 PM AKDT · 11077 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
20. 1.638 km S of Livengood, AlaskaWed, Jun 5, 8:24 PM AKDT · 11077 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
21. 1.69 km WSW of North Pole, AlaskaWed, Jun 5, 11:40 PM AKDT · 11077 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
22. 2.134 km ESE of Minto, AlaskaSat, Jun 8, 6:04 AM AKDT · 11075 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
23. 2.736 km E of Minto, AlaskaSun, Jun 9, 6:03 PM AKDT · 11073 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
24. 1.73 km S of Fox, AlaskaTue, Jun 11, 5:43 AM AKDT · 11072 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
25. 2.239 km S of Livengood, AlaskaTue, Jun 11, 9:38 AM AKDT · 11071 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
26. 2.02 km SSE of Badger, AlaskaTue, Jun 11, 11:49 AM AKDT · 11071 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
27. 2.334 km S of Livengood, AlaskaWed, Jun 12, 7:36 AM AKDT · 11070 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
28. 1.630 km NNW of Ester, AlaskaFri, Jun 14, 6:45 PM AKDT · 11068 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
29. 2.032 km E of Clear, Alaska, AlaskaSat, Jun 15, 10:49 AM AKDT · 11067 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
30. 1.56 km SE of Pleasant Valley, AlaskaSun, Jun 16, 2:07 AM AKDT · 11067 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
31. 2.817 km WSW of Ester, AlaskaTue, Jun 18, 7:37 PM AKDT · 11064 days ago · -3 km deep · 38 km away
32. 2.017 km WSW of Ester, AlaskaTue, Jun 18, 7:39 PM AKDT · 11064 days ago · -3 km deep · 37 km away
33. 1.513 km W of Ester, AlaskaWed, Jun 19, 7:27 AM AKDT · 11064 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
34. 2.217 km WSW of Ester, AlaskaWed, Jun 19, 8:48 AM AKDT · 11063 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
35. 1.611 km E of Nenana, AlaskaWed, Jun 19, 3:47 PM AKDT · 11063 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
36. 2.632 km S of Livengood, AlaskaThu, Jun 20, 2:13 AM AKDT · 11063 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
37. 1.837 km S of Livengood, AlaskaThu, Jun 20, 3:25 AM AKDT · 11063 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
38. 1.637 km S of Livengood, AlaskaFri, Jun 21, 10:59 AM AKDT · 11061 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
39. 2.13 km NNE of College, AlaskaTue, Jun 25, 9:12 PM AKDT · 11057 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
40. 2.324 km NE of Manley Hot Springs, AlaskaWed, Jun 26, 2:57 PM AKDT · 11056 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
41. 1.811 km ENE of Fox, AlaskaThu, Jun 27, 6:33 PM AKDT · 11055 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
42. 2.813 km ENE of Fox, AlaskaThu, Jun 27, 6:43 PM AKDT · 11055 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
43. 1.511 km E of Fox, AlaskaThu, Jun 27, 6:53 PM AKDT · 11055 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
44. 1.532 km ESE of Minto, AlaskaFri, Jun 28, 1:38 AM AKDT · 11055 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
45. 2.236 km S of Livengood, AlaskaFri, Jun 28, 11:37 AM AKDT · 11054 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
46. 1.8northern AlaskaFri, Jun 28, 1:12 PM AKDT · 11054 days ago · -3 km deep · 13 km away
47. 2.217 km NW of Farmers Loop, AlaskaFri, Jun 28, 8:25 PM AKDT · 11054 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
48. 1.733 km S of Livengood, AlaskaSat, Jun 29, 1:01 PM AKDT · 11053 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
49. 2.518 km NNE of Pleasant Valley, AlaskaSun, Jun 30, 11:05 AM AKDT · 11052 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
50. 2.135 km E of Minto, AlaskaMon, Jul 1, 7:47 AM AKDT · 11051 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
51. 2.424 km N of Two Rivers, AlaskaWed, Jul 3, 4:59 AM AKDT · 11050 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
52. 1.635 km E of Clear, Alaska, AlaskaWed, Jul 3, 5:23 PM AKDT · 11049 days ago · -3 km deep · 91 km away
53. 1.830 km E of Minto, AlaskaThu, Jul 4, 5:33 PM AKDT · 11048 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
54. 1.919 km SE of Nenana, AlaskaFri, Jul 5, 7:25 AM AKDT · 11048 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
55. 1.828 km S of South Van Horn, AlaskaFri, Jul 5, 7:52 AM AKDT · 11047 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
56. 1.919 km NNW of Four Mile Road, AlaskaSun, Jul 7, 9:36 AM AKDT · 11045 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
57. 1.88 km WSW of Nenana, AlaskaSun, Jul 7, 6:35 PM AKDT · 11045 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
58. 2.735 km E of Minto, AlaskaMon, Jul 8, 12:08 PM AKDT · 11044 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
59. 1.79 km ESE of Minto, AlaskaTue, Jul 9, 11:49 PM AKDT · 11043 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
60. 2.85 km NW of Four Mile Road, AlaskaSat, Jul 13, 2:34 PM AKDT · 11039 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 62.

Before

1. 1.738 km NNW of Ester, AlaskaSun, May 19, 11:35 AM AKDT · 11094 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
2. 1.826 km SSE of Minto, AlaskaSun, May 19, 4:55 AM AKDT · 11095 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
3. 1.931 km E of Minto, AlaskaSun, May 19, 3:19 AM AKDT · 11095 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
4. 2.135 km E of Minto, AlaskaSun, May 19, 1:33 AM AKDT · 11095 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
5. 2.534 km S of Livengood, AlaskaSat, May 18, 8:00 PM AKDT · 11095 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
6. 2.337 km E of Minto, AlaskaSat, May 18, 7:18 PM AKDT · 11095 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
7. 2.040 km NNW of Ester, AlaskaSat, May 18, 5:40 AM AKDT · 11096 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
8. 2.040 km S of Livengood, AlaskaFri, May 17, 6:14 PM AKDT · 11096 days ago · -3 km deep · 6 km away
9. 1.646 km SSW of South Van Horn, AlaskaTue, May 14, 9:10 PM AKDT · 11099 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
10. 1.648 km SSW of South Van Horn, AlaskaMon, May 13, 10:32 PM AKDT · 11100 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
11. 2.217 km ESE of Manley Hot Springs, AlaskaSat, May 11, 10:58 AM AKDT · 11102 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
12. 2.134 km S of Livengood, AlaskaFri, May 10, 9:22 PM AKDT · 11103 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
13. 3.128 km ESE of Minto, AlaskaThu, May 9, 2:28 AM AKDT · 11105 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
14. 2.19 km NNW of Pleasant Valley, AlaskaWed, May 8, 9:07 AM AKDT · 11105 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
15. 1.65 km NE of Fox, AlaskaFri, May 3, 2:31 AM AKDT · 11111 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
16. 2.411 km NNW of Pleasant Valley, AlaskaFri, May 3, 1:45 AM AKDT · 11111 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
17. 1.89 km NNE of Four Mile Road, AlaskaWed, May 1, 7:03 PM AKDT · 11112 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
18. 1.74 km N of Badger, AlaskaSun, Apr 28, 10:50 PM AKDT · 11115 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
19. 2.721 km E of Manley Hot Springs, AlaskaFri, Apr 26, 9:17 PM AKDT · 11117 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
20. 1.735 km S of Livengood, AlaskaFri, Apr 26, 12:07 PM AKDT · 11117 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak9966hhqz6e. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:03 AM UTC.