Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 30 km NNW of Ester, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 30 km NNW of Ester, Alaska on Fri, Jun 14, 1996, 6:45 PM AKDT (02:45 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 7 km ESE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-06-15 02:45:18 UTC
Depth
17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.082° N, 148.359° 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
16

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.032 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 11068 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.56 km SE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 11067 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.817 km WSW of Ester, Alaska · 11064 days ago · -3 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.017 km WSW of Ester, Alaska · 11064 days ago · -3 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.513 km W of Ester, Alaska · 11064 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.217 km WSW of Ester, Alaska · 11064 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.611 km E of Nenana, Alaska · 11064 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.632 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11063 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.837 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11063 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.637 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11062 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.13 km NNE of College, Alaska · 11057 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.324 km NE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 11057 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.811 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.813 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.511 km E of Fox, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.532 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.236 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.8northern Alaska · 11055 days ago · -3 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.217 km NW of Farmers Loop, Alaska · 11054 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.733 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11054 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 2.518 km NNE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 11053 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 2.135 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11052 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 2.424 km N of Two Rivers, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 1.635 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 11049 days ago · -3 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.830 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11048 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 1.919 km SE of Nenana, Alaska · 11048 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 1.828 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11048 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.919 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11046 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.88 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 11045 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 2.735 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11045 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 1.79 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 11043 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 2.85 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11040 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 1.6Central Alaska · 11034 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 2.026 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 11034 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 2.333 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 11033 days ago · 19 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 1.535 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11031 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 2.839 km NNW of Ester, Alaska · 11031 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 1.53 km SE of Farmers Loop, Alaska · 11030 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 3.87 km ESE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 11029 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 2.16 km ESE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 11028 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 1.56 km N of North Pole, Alaska · 11025 days ago · -3 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 1.516 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11022 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 1.727 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11022 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 2.636 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11020 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 3.030 km SSW of Minto, Alaska · 11019 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 1.722 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 11018 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 1.932 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 11018 days ago · -3 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.712 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11017 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 3.06 km NW of Minto, Alaska · 11017 days ago · 37 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 1.811 km ENE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 11015 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 2.330 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 11015 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 1.735 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11010 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 2.334 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.02 km SSE of Badger, Alaska · 11072 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.239 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11072 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.73 km S of Fox, Alaska · 11072 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.736 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11073 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.134 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 11075 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.69 km WSW of North Pole, Alaska · 11077 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.638 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11077 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.116 km SE of Rampart, Alaska · 11078 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.732 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11079 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.536 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11080 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.27 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11080 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.029 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 11081 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.725 km WNW of Anderson, Alaska · 11081 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.636 km SSE of Livengood, Alaska · 11083 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.07 km SSE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 11085 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.77 km ESE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 11086 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 3.434 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11086 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.234 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11087 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.836 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11087 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away

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