Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 10 km WNW of Ester, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 10 km WNW of Ester, Alaska on Sat, Nov 23, 1996, 1:49 PM AKST (22:49 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 28 km NE of Four Mile Road, 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
1996-11-23 22:49:36 UTC
Depth
15.7 km (9.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.871° N, 148.219° 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.28 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 10906 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.19 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 10906 days ago · 19 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.29 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 10906 days ago · 20 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.725 km WNW of Minto, Alaska · 10906 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.426 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10905 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.829 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10905 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.242 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 10895 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.127 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 10894 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.616 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10892 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.035 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10891 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.114 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10888 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.736 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10887 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 3.228 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10886 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.224 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 10884 days ago · 119 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 3.231 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10883 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.734 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10883 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.233 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10882 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.145 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 10881 days ago · 102 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.236 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 10879 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.043 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 10876 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 2.57 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 10872 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 2.931 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10869 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 3.23 km W of Livengood, Alaska · 10869 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.635 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10868 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 1.914 km WSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 10866 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 2.126 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 10865 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 3.0Central Alaska · 10864 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 2.515 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10859 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 1.63 km ENE of Badger, Alaska · 10846 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 1.82 km SSE of South Van Horn, Alaska · 10909 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.827 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10909 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.232 km W of Ester, Alaska · 10911 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.936 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 10911 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.129 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10914 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.143 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 10918 days ago · 109 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.34 km SE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 10918 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.030 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 10924 days ago · -3 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.716 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10928 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.127 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10928 days ago · -3 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.429 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 10929 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.443 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 10932 days ago · 107 km deep · 94 km away

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