Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 32 km E of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 32 km E of Minto, Alaska on Mon, Sep 2, 1996, 10:55 AM AKDT (18:55 UTC), 3 km (2 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
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-09-02 18:55:23 UTC
Depth
2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.192° N, 148.668° 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
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.036 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10988 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.210 km NNE of Livengood, Alaska · 10987 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.618 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10987 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.715 km E of Fox, Alaska · 10978 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.09 km W of Two Rivers, Alaska · 10978 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.725 km SSE of Livengood, Alaska · 10977 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.835 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 10977 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.81 km NE of Badger, Alaska · 10977 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.538 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10976 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.822 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 10975 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.810 km N of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 10972 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 3.114 km N of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 10972 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.938 km WSW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 10971 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.034 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10971 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.68 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 10970 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.1Central Alaska · 10966 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.25 km ENE of Badger, Alaska · 10966 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.834 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 10966 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.634 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 10966 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.634 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 10966 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 1.54 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 1.95 km N of Badger, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 2.016 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.636 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10964 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.520 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 10963 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 1.817 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10956 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 2.4northern Alaska · 10956 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.934 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10956 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 1.716 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 10955 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 2.430 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 10954 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 2.537 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10954 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 2.111 km W of Two Rivers, Alaska · 10951 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 1.918 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10948 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 2.039 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10947 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 2.118 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10943 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 2.212 km W of Two Rivers, Alaska · 10940 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 2.429 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 10929 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 1.57 km ESE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 10990 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.835 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 10994 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.719 km ENE of Anderson, Alaska · 10994 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.029 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10997 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.634 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 10999 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.131 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 10999 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.535 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11002 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.635 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11002 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.023 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11004 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.919 km E of Minto, Alaska · 11006 days ago · -3 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.35 km N of Badger, Alaska · 11007 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.123 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11008 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.735 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 11011 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.330 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 11015 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 3.06 km NW of Minto, Alaska · 11017 days ago · 37 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.712 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11017 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.722 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 11018 days ago · 25 km deep · 10 km away

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