Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 17 km WSW of Ester, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 17 km WSW of Ester, Alaska on Tue, Jun 18, 1996, 7:39 PM AKDT (03:39 UTC), -3 km (-2 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-06-19 03:39:06 UTC
Depth
-3.0 km (-1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.777° N, 148.345° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 54 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.513 km W of Ester, Alaska · 11063 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.217 km WSW of Ester, Alaska · 11063 days ago · 20 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.611 km E of Nenana, Alaska · 11063 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.632 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11062 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.837 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11062 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.637 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11061 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.13 km NNE of College, Alaska · 11057 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.324 km NE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.811 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.813 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.511 km E of Fox, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.532 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.236 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11054 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.8northern Alaska · 11054 days ago · -3 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.217 km NW of Farmers Loop, Alaska · 11054 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.733 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11053 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.518 km NNE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 11052 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.135 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11051 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.424 km N of Two Rivers, Alaska · 11049 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.635 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 11049 days ago · -3 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.544 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 11048 days ago · 101 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.830 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11048 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 1.919 km SE of Nenana, Alaska · 11047 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 1.828 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11047 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 1.919 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11045 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 1.88 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 11045 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 2.735 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11044 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 1.79 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 11043 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 2.85 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11039 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 1.6Central Alaska · 11034 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 2.026 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 11034 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 2.333 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 11033 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 1.535 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11031 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 2.839 km NNW of Ester, Alaska · 11030 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 1.53 km SE of Farmers Loop, Alaska · 11029 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 3.87 km ESE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 11029 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 2.16 km ESE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 11028 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 1.56 km N of North Pole, Alaska · 11025 days ago · -3 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 1.516 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11021 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 1.727 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11021 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 2.636 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11020 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 3.030 km SSW of Minto, Alaska · 11019 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 1.722 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 11017 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 1.932 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 11017 days ago · -3 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 1.712 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11016 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 3.06 km NW of Minto, Alaska · 11016 days ago · 37 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 1.811 km ENE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 11015 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 2.330 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 11014 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 1.735 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11010 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 2.310 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 11010 days ago · 111 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 2.26 km N of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 11008 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 2.123 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11007 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 2.35 km N of Badger, Alaska · 11006 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 1.919 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11005 days ago · -3 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 2.817 km WSW of Ester, Alaska · 11064 days ago · -3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.56 km SE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 11066 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.032 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 11067 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.630 km NNW of Ester, Alaska · 11068 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.334 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11070 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.02 km SSE of Badger, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.239 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.73 km S of Fox, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.736 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11073 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.134 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 11074 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.69 km WSW of North Pole, Alaska · 11077 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.638 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11077 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.732 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11078 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.536 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11079 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.27 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11079 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.029 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 11080 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.725 km WNW of Anderson, Alaska · 11081 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.511 km WSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 11081 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.69 km WSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 11081 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.636 km SSE of Livengood, Alaska · 11083 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away

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