M1.7 earthquake 37 km NW of Ester, Alaska

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Mon, Jan 15, 1996, 3:21 AM AKST

UTC

1996-01-15 12:21:40 UTC

Depth

18.6 km (11.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

65.087° N, 148.567° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

20

• Ester, AlaskaPopulation 2,422. Forecast37 kmNW
• College, AlaskaPopulation 12,964. Forecast44 kmNW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast435 kmN

After

1. 1.937 km ESE of Minto, AlaskaMon, Jan 15, 5:15 AM AKST · 11220 days ago · 18 km deep · 0 km away
2. 1.823 km NNE of Manley Hot Springs, AlaskaMon, Jan 15, 5:35 AM AKST · 11220 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
3. 1.740 km S of Livengood, AlaskaTue, Jan 16, 12:14 PM AKST · 11219 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
4. 1.935 km E of Minto, AlaskaTue, Jan 16, 2:18 PM AKST · 11219 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
5. 1.626 km SSW of South Van Horn, AlaskaFri, Jan 19, 4:52 PM AKST · 11216 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
6. 1.838 km E of Minto, AlaskaSat, Jan 20, 2:44 AM AKST · 11215 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
7. 3.17 km SSW of Ester, AlaskaSun, Jan 21, 3:50 PM AKST · 11214 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
8. 2.87 km SSW of Ester, AlaskaSun, Jan 21, 4:31 PM AKST · 11214 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
9. 2.08 km S of Ester, AlaskaSun, Jan 21, 4:33 PM AKST · 11214 days ago · 27 km deep · 42 km away
10. 1.56 km SW of South Van Horn, AlaskaSun, Jan 21, 5:06 PM AKST · 11214 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
11. 1.934 km E of Minto, AlaskaMon, Jan 22, 8:29 AM AKST · 11213 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
12. 1.711 km ESE of Minto, AlaskaMon, Jan 22, 9:49 AM AKST · 11213 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
13. 1.628 km SE of Minto, AlaskaMon, Jan 22, 1:10 PM AKST · 11213 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
14. 1.647 km E of Clear, Alaska, AlaskaMon, Jan 22, 9:45 PM AKST · 11212 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
15. 1.78 km S of Ester, AlaskaTue, Jan 23, 3:14 AM AKST · 11212 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
16. 2.730 km SSE of Livengood, AlaskaTue, Jan 23, 6:48 PM AKST · 11211 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
17. 2.030 km SE of Minto, AlaskaTue, Jan 23, 9:43 PM AKST · 11211 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
18. 1.629 km E of Minto, AlaskaTue, Jan 23, 11:39 PM AKST · 11211 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
19. 1.62 km SSW of Fox, AlaskaWed, Jan 24, 8:20 PM AKST · 11210 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
20. 1.835 km NW of Ester, AlaskaThu, Jan 25, 7:58 AM AKST · 11210 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
21. 2.025 km WNW of Anderson, AlaskaFri, Jan 26, 1:31 PM AKST · 11209 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
22. 1.58 km S of Ester, AlaskaFri, Jan 26, 10:37 PM AKST · 11208 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
23. 1.70 km WNW of Four Mile Road, AlaskaSun, Jan 28, 3:51 PM AKST · 11207 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
24. 1.611 km ENE of Eielson Air Force Base, AlaskaMon, Jan 29, 12:07 AM AKST · 11206 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
25. 2.913 km SW of Stevens Village, AlaskaWed, Jan 31, 11:08 PM AKST · 11203 days ago · 34 km deep · 97 km away
26. 1.635 km NW of Ester, AlaskaThu, Feb 1, 4:55 AM AKST · 11203 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
27. 2.225 km E of Minto, AlaskaThu, Feb 1, 12:52 PM AKST · 11203 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
28. 1.835 km E of Minto, AlaskaThu, Feb 1, 3:25 PM AKST · 11203 days ago · 19 km deep · 2 km away
29. 3.748 km E of Clear, Alaska, AlaskaSun, Feb 4, 7:45 AM AKST · 11200 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
30. 3.148 km E of Clear, Alaska, AlaskaSun, Feb 4, 8:34 AM AKST · 11200 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
31. 2.734 km NW of Ester, AlaskaMon, Feb 5, 12:36 PM AKST · 11199 days ago · 24 km deep · 6 km away
32. 1.635 km ESE of Minto, AlaskaMon, Feb 5, 3:06 PM AKST · 11199 days ago · 19 km deep · 2 km away
33. 2.138 km S of Livengood, AlaskaThu, Feb 8, 9:57 AM AKST · 11196 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
34. 1.940 km S of Livengood, AlaskaThu, Feb 8, 1:15 PM AKST · 11196 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
35. 2.826 km E of Minto, AlaskaThu, Feb 8, 7:46 PM AKST · 11195 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
36. 2.938 km E of Minto, AlaskaThu, Feb 8, 8:13 PM AKST · 11195 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
37. 1.836 km E of Minto, AlaskaThu, Feb 8, 8:19 PM AKST · 11195 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
38. 1.824 km S of Minto, AlaskaThu, Feb 8, 11:57 PM AKST · 11195 days ago · -3 km deep · 41 km away
39. 2.637 km E of Minto, AlaskaFri, Feb 9, 1:55 AM AKST · 11195 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
40. 1.939 km S of Livengood, AlaskaFri, Feb 9, 11:00 AM AKST · 11195 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
41. 1.526 km E of Minto, AlaskaFri, Feb 9, 6:41 PM AKST · 11194 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
42. 3.325 km ENE of Minto, AlaskaFri, Feb 9, 9:04 PM AKST · 11194 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
43. 2.532 km ESE of Minto, AlaskaFri, Feb 9, 9:04 PM AKST · 11194 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
44. 2.824 km WNW of Ester, AlaskaSat, Feb 10, 3:55 AM AKST · 11194 days ago · 29 km deep · 20 km away
45. 3.114 km NW of Four Mile Road, AlaskaSat, Feb 10, 12:56 PM AKST · 11194 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
46. 2.312 km NW of Four Mile Road, AlaskaSat, Feb 10, 12:58 PM AKST · 11194 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
47. 2.535 km E of Minto, AlaskaSun, Feb 11, 6:29 AM AKST · 11193 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
48. 1.830 km E of Clear, Alaska, AlaskaMon, Feb 12, 4:25 AM AKST · 11192 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
49. 1.929 km S of Livengood, AlaskaWed, Feb 14, 6:15 PM AKST · 11190 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
50. 2.234 km S of Livengood, AlaskaWed, Feb 14, 7:33 PM AKST · 11189 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
51. 2.148 km E of Clear, Alaska, AlaskaFri, Feb 16, 10:44 PM AKST · 11187 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
52. 2.738 km S of Livengood, AlaskaSat, Feb 17, 4:28 AM AKST · 11187 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
53. 1.725 km NNE of Four Mile Road, AlaskaSat, Feb 17, 7:16 AM AKST · 11187 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
54. 1.625 km WNW of Four Mile Road, AlaskaSat, Feb 17, 7:52 AM AKST · 11187 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
55. 1.88 km S of Ester, AlaskaSun, Feb 18, 4:10 AM AKST · 11186 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
56. 1.530 km ESE of Minto, AlaskaTue, Feb 20, 3:11 PM AKST · 11184 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
57. 1.547 km SSW of South Van Horn, AlaskaThu, Feb 22, 4:42 PM AKST · 11182 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
58. 1.931 km SSE of Minto, AlaskaThu, Feb 22, 11:54 PM AKST · 11181 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
59. 3.430 km ENE of Minto, AlaskaSun, Feb 25, 10:49 PM AKST · 11178 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
60. 1.631 km N of Four Mile Road, AlaskaMon, Feb 26, 2:41 AM AKST · 11178 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of 84.

Before

1. 3.723 km SSW of Rampart, AlaskaMon, Jan 15, 2:58 AM AKST · 11220 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
2. 1.537 km S of Livengood, AlaskaSun, Jan 14, 3:08 PM AKST · 11221 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
3. 1.929 km E of Minto, AlaskaFri, Jan 12, 5:52 AM AKST · 11223 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
4. 1.916 km E of Minto, AlaskaTue, Jan 9, 6:00 PM AKST · 11226 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
5. 1.832 km E of Minto, AlaskaTue, Jan 9, 10:41 AM AKST · 11226 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
6. 1.940 km S of South Van Horn, AlaskaSun, Jan 7, 5:32 AM AKST · 11228 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
7. 1.827 km E of Minto, AlaskaSun, Jan 7, 1:17 AM AKST · 11228 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
8. 2.03 km N of Badger, AlaskaSat, Jan 6, 10:03 AM AKST · 11229 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
9. 1.647 km E of Clear, Alaska, AlaskaSat, Jan 6, 4:10 AM AKST · 11229 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
10. 1.638 km E of Minto, AlaskaFri, Jan 5, 1:08 PM AKST · 11230 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
11. 2.036 km E of Minto, AlaskaThu, Jan 4, 7:10 PM AKST · 11230 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
12. 1.730 km NNW of Ester, AlaskaWed, Jan 3, 5:25 AM AKST · 11232 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
13. 2.529 km E of Minto, AlaskaTue, Jan 2, 8:38 PM AKST · 11232 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
14. 1.712 km ENE of Eielson Air Force Base, AlaskaTue, Jan 2, 11:20 AM AKST · 11233 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
15. 2.632 km E of Minto, AlaskaMon, Jan 1, 6:35 PM AKST · 11233 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
16. 2.58 km S of Badger, AlaskaMon, Jan 1, 3:36 AM AKST · 11234 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
17. 2.030 km S of South Van Horn, AlaskaSun, Dec 31, 10:58 PM AKST · 11234 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
18. 1.736 km E of Minto, AlaskaWed, Dec 27, 5:33 AM AKST · 11239 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
19. 2.037 km NW of Ester, AlaskaWed, Dec 27, 4:49 AM AKST · 11239 days ago · 19 km deep · 1 km away
20. 2.740 km NNW of Ester, AlaskaMon, Dec 25, 5:27 PM AKST · 11241 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away

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