Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 26 km WNW of Ester, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 26 km WNW of Ester, Alaska on Fri, Jul 19, 1996, 1:17 AM AKDT (09:17 UTC), 18 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-07-19 09:17:58 UTC
Depth
17.7 km (11.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.925° N, 148.549° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.333 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 11033 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.535 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11031 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.839 km NNW of Ester, Alaska · 11030 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.53 km SE of Farmers Loop, Alaska · 11029 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 3.87 km ESE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 11029 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.16 km ESE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 11028 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.56 km N of North Pole, Alaska · 11025 days ago · -3 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.516 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11021 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.727 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11021 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.636 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11020 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 3.030 km SSW of Minto, Alaska · 11019 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.722 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 11018 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.932 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 11017 days ago · -3 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.712 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11016 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 3.06 km NW of Minto, Alaska · 11016 days ago · 37 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.811 km ENE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 11015 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.330 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 11014 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.735 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11010 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.123 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11008 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.35 km N of Badger, Alaska · 11006 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 1.737 km SSE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 11006 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.919 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11005 days ago · -3 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 2.023 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11004 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 2.418 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 11002 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 2.222 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 11001 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.635 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11001 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 1.535 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11001 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 2.131 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 10998 days ago · 24 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 2.634 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 10998 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 2.029 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10996 days ago · 24 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 1.719 km ENE of Anderson, Alaska · 10994 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 1.835 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 10993 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 1.837 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 10993 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.57 km ESE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 10989 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 2.432 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10988 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 3.037 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 10987 days ago · 115 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 3.036 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10987 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 2.210 km NNE of Livengood, Alaska · 10987 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 1.618 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10987 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 1.715 km E of Fox, Alaska · 10978 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 2.09 km W of Two Rivers, Alaska · 10977 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 1.725 km SSE of Livengood, Alaska · 10976 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 1.835 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 10976 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 1.81 km NE of Badger, Alaska · 10976 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 2.538 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10975 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 1.822 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 10975 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 1.6Central Alaska · 11034 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.85 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11039 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.79 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 11043 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.735 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11044 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.242 km S of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 11044 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.88 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 11045 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.919 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11045 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.828 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11047 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.919 km SE of Nenana, Alaska · 11047 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.830 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11048 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.635 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 11049 days ago · -3 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.424 km N of Two Rivers, Alaska · 11049 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.135 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11051 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.518 km NNE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 11052 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.733 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11053 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.217 km NW of Farmers Loop, Alaska · 11054 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.8northern Alaska · 11054 days ago · -3 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.236 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11054 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.532 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.511 km E of Fox, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away

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