Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 26 km E of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 26 km E of Minto, Alaska on Fri, Feb 9, 1996, 6:41 PM AKST (03:41 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 30 km ENE of Minto, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-02-10 03:41:33 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.188° N, 148.782° 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
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.325 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 11195 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.532 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 11195 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.824 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 11194 days ago · 29 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 3.114 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11194 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.312 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11194 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.535 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11193 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.929 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11190 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.234 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11190 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.548 km E of Stevens Village, Alaska · 11189 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.738 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11187 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.725 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11187 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.625 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11187 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.88 km S of Ester, Alaska · 11186 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.530 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 11184 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.547 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11182 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.931 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 11182 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 3.430 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 11179 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.631 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11178 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.21 km E of Ester, Alaska · 11178 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.737 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11178 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 2.215 km SSE of Rampart, Alaska · 11177 days ago · -3 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 2.036 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11177 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 2.28 km WSW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 11177 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 2.018 km NW of Fox, Alaska · 11175 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 2.321 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 11175 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 1.723 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11175 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.824 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11175 days ago · 21 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.7northern Alaska · 11175 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 1.837 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11171 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 2.325 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11170 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.714 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 11169 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.531 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11169 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 1.914 km SW of Ester, Alaska · 11169 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 1.932 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11168 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 1.927 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 11168 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 1.64 km SSE of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11168 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.733 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11167 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 2.535 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11165 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 2.67 km S of Ester, Alaska · 11164 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 1.633 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11164 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 1.75 km ENE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 11164 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 1.97 km S of Ester, Alaska · 11164 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 1.839 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11162 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 1.63 km NNW of Badger, Alaska · 11159 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 1.720 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11159 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 1.536 km E of Anderson, Alaska · 11159 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 1.622 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11159 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 2.23 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 11159 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 1.718 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11157 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 1.833 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11152 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 2.129 km NNW of Ester, Alaska · 11151 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 1.913 km N of Ester, Alaska · 11150 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 1.639 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11149 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 1.628 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11147 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 1.520 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11147 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 2.429 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11146 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 1.619 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11144 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 1.624 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11142 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 2.218 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11142 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 2.08 km NW of College, Alaska · 11140 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

  1. 1.939 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11195 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.637 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11195 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.824 km S of Minto, Alaska · 11196 days ago · -3 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.836 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11196 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.938 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11196 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.826 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11196 days ago · 18 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.940 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11196 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.138 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11196 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.635 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 11199 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.734 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11199 days ago · 24 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.835 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11203 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.225 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11203 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.635 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11203 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.913 km SW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 11204 days ago · 34 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.70 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11207 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.58 km S of Ester, Alaska · 11209 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.025 km WNW of Anderson, Alaska · 11209 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.835 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 11210 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.62 km SSW of Fox, Alaska · 11211 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.629 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11212 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away

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