Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 31 km WNW of Ester, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 31 km WNW of Ester, Alaska on Fri, Aug 23, 1996, 5:52 AM AKDT (13:52 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 14 km N of Pleasant Valley, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-08-23 13:52:46 UTC
Depth
24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.937° N, 148.648° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.634 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 10999 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.029 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10997 days ago · 24 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.719 km ENE of Anderson, Alaska · 10994 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.835 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 10993 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.837 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 10993 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.57 km ESE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 10989 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.432 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10989 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 3.037 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 10988 days ago · 115 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.036 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10987 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.210 km NNE of Livengood, Alaska · 10987 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.618 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10987 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.715 km E of Fox, Alaska · 10978 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.09 km W of Two Rivers, Alaska · 10978 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.725 km SSE of Livengood, Alaska · 10976 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.835 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 10976 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.81 km NE of Badger, Alaska · 10976 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.538 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10976 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.822 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 10975 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.810 km N of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 10972 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 3.114 km N of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 10972 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.034 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10970 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 1.68 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 10970 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 2.1Central Alaska · 10966 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 2.25 km ENE of Badger, Alaska · 10966 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 1.834 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 1.634 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 1.634 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.54 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.95 km N of Badger, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 2.016 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 2.010 km SE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 10964 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.636 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10964 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 1.520 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 10963 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 1.817 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10956 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 2.4northern Alaska · 10955 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.934 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10955 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 1.716 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 10954 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 2.430 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 10954 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 2.537 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10954 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 2.111 km W of Two Rivers, Alaska · 10951 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 1.918 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10947 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 2.039 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10947 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 2.118 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10942 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 2.212 km W of Two Rivers, Alaska · 10940 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 1.535 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11002 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.635 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11002 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.222 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 11002 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.418 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 11003 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.023 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11004 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.919 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11006 days ago · -3 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.737 km SSE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 11006 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.35 km N of Badger, Alaska · 11007 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.123 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11008 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.735 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11010 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.330 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 11014 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.811 km ENE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 11015 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 3.06 km NW of Minto, Alaska · 11016 days ago · 37 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.712 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11017 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.932 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 11018 days ago · -3 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.722 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 11018 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 3.030 km SSW of Minto, Alaska · 11019 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.636 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11020 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.727 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11022 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.516 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11022 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away

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