Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 25 km SSE of Livengood, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 25 km SSE of Livengood, Alaska on Sat, Sep 14, 1996, 2:49 PM AKDT (22:49 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 32 km NE of Stevens Village, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-09-14 22:49:54 UTC
Depth
-1.4 km (-0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.303° N, 148.415° 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: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.835 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 10976 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.81 km NE of Badger, Alaska · 10976 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.538 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10976 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.822 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 10975 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.810 km N of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 10972 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.114 km N of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 10972 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.938 km WSW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 10970 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.034 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10970 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.68 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 10970 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.1Central Alaska · 10966 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.25 km ENE of Badger, Alaska · 10966 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.834 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.634 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.634 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.54 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.95 km N of Badger, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.016 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.010 km SE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 10964 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.636 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10964 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.520 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 10963 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 2.738 km ENE of Stevens Village, Alaska · 10962 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 3.532 km NE of Stevens Village, Alaska · 10962 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.817 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10956 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 2.4northern Alaska · 10955 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.934 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10955 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 1.716 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 10954 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 2.430 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 10954 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 2.537 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10954 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 2.111 km W of Two Rivers, Alaska · 10951 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 1.918 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10947 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 2.039 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10947 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 2.118 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10942 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 2.212 km W of Two Rivers, Alaska · 10940 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 2.429 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 10929 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 2.127 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10928 days ago · -3 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 1.716 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10928 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 2.030 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 10924 days ago · -3 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.34 km SE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 10918 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 2.09 km W of Two Rivers, Alaska · 10978 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.715 km E of Fox, Alaska · 10978 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.618 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10987 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.210 km NNE of Livengood, Alaska · 10987 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 3.036 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10987 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.432 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10989 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.57 km ESE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 10989 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.835 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 10993 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.029 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10997 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.634 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 10999 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.131 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 10999 days ago · 24 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.535 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11002 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.635 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11002 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.023 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11004 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.919 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11006 days ago · -3 km deep · 31 km away

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