M2.0 earthquake 34 km E of Minto, Alaska

Magnitude

2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Fri, Sep 20, 1996, 8:58 PM AKDT

UTC

1996-09-21 04:58:30 UTC

Depth

2.8 km (1.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

65.164° N, 148.608° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

19

• Ester, AlaskaPopulation 2,422. Forecast45 kmNW
• College, AlaskaPopulation 12,964. Forecast51 kmNW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast443 kmN

After

1. 1.68 km SSW of South Van Horn, AlaskaSat, Sep 21, 4:38 AM AKDT · 10970 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
2. 2.1Central AlaskaTue, Sep 24, 11:23 PM AKDT · 10966 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
3. 2.25 km ENE of Badger, AlaskaWed, Sep 25, 8:30 AM AKDT · 10966 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
4. 1.834 km S of Livengood, AlaskaWed, Sep 25, 6:06 PM AKDT · 10966 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
5. 1.634 km S of Livengood, AlaskaWed, Sep 25, 6:26 PM AKDT · 10966 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
6. 1.634 km S of Livengood, AlaskaWed, Sep 25, 7:33 PM AKDT · 10965 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
7. 1.54 km NNW of Four Mile Road, AlaskaThu, Sep 26, 12:27 AM AKDT · 10965 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
8. 1.95 km N of Badger, AlaskaThu, Sep 26, 2:42 AM AKDT · 10965 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
9. 2.016 km NNW of Four Mile Road, AlaskaThu, Sep 26, 3:03 AM AKDT · 10965 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
10. 2.010 km SE of Pleasant Valley, AlaskaThu, Sep 26, 9:49 PM AKDT · 10964 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
11. 1.636 km E of Minto, AlaskaFri, Sep 27, 8:08 AM AKDT · 10964 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
12. 1.520 km SE of Minto, AlaskaSat, Sep 28, 2:29 AM AKDT · 10963 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
13. 1.817 km NNE of Four Mile Road, AlaskaSat, Oct 5, 1:20 AM AKDT · 10956 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
14. 2.4northern AlaskaSat, Oct 5, 7:33 PM AKDT · 10955 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
15. 1.934 km E of Minto, AlaskaSat, Oct 5, 8:19 PM AKDT · 10955 days ago · 18 km deep · 1 km away
16. 1.716 km SE of Minto, AlaskaSun, Oct 6, 7:24 PM AKDT · 10954 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
17. 2.430 km S of Livengood, AlaskaSun, Oct 6, 11:37 PM AKDT · 10954 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
18. 2.537 km E of Minto, AlaskaMon, Oct 7, 3:06 AM AKDT · 10954 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
19. 2.111 km W of Two Rivers, AlaskaThu, Oct 10, 1:13 AM AKDT · 10951 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
20. 1.918 km E of Minto, AlaskaSun, Oct 13, 12:52 PM AKDT · 10948 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
21. 2.039 km E of Minto, AlaskaMon, Oct 14, 4:37 AM AKDT · 10947 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away
22. 2.118 km E of Minto, AlaskaFri, Oct 18, 2:12 PM AKDT · 10943 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
23. 2.212 km W of Two Rivers, AlaskaMon, Oct 21, 12:50 AM AKDT · 10940 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
24. 2.429 km SE of Minto, AlaskaFri, Nov 1, 9:34 AM AKST · 10929 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
25. 2.127 km E of Minto, AlaskaFri, Nov 1, 8:40 PM AKST · 10928 days ago · -3 km deep · 7 km away
26. 1.716 km NE of Four Mile Road, AlaskaFri, Nov 1, 9:26 PM AKST · 10928 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
27. 2.030 km S of Livengood, AlaskaTue, Nov 5, 2:07 PM AKST · 10925 days ago · -3 km deep · 12 km away
28. 2.34 km SE of Pleasant Valley, AlaskaMon, Nov 11, 11:01 PM AKST · 10918 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
29. 2.129 km E of Minto, AlaskaFri, Nov 15, 9:08 PM AKST · 10914 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
30. 1.936 km NW of Ester, AlaskaMon, Nov 18, 4:18 PM AKST · 10912 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
31. 2.232 km W of Ester, AlaskaTue, Nov 19, 11:33 AM AKST · 10911 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away

Before

1. 3.114 km N of Pleasant Valley, AlaskaThu, Sep 19, 9:52 AM AKDT · 10972 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
2. 1.810 km N of Pleasant Valley, AlaskaThu, Sep 19, 9:40 AM AKDT · 10972 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
3. 1.822 km S of South Van Horn, AlaskaSun, Sep 15, 11:51 PM AKDT · 10975 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
4. 2.538 km E of Minto, AlaskaSun, Sep 15, 4:55 AM AKDT · 10976 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
5. 1.81 km NE of Badger, AlaskaSat, Sep 14, 7:41 PM AKDT · 10976 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
6. 1.835 km S of Livengood, AlaskaSat, Sep 14, 4:50 PM AKDT · 10977 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
7. 1.725 km SSE of Livengood, AlaskaSat, Sep 14, 2:49 PM AKDT · 10977 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
8. 2.09 km W of Two Rivers, AlaskaFri, Sep 13, 10:51 AM AKDT · 10978 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
9. 1.715 km E of Fox, AlaskaThu, Sep 12, 10:46 PM AKDT · 10978 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
10. 1.618 km E of Minto, AlaskaWed, Sep 4, 2:52 AM AKDT · 10987 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
11. 2.210 km NNE of Livengood, AlaskaWed, Sep 4, 12:49 AM AKDT · 10987 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
12. 3.036 km E of Minto, AlaskaTue, Sep 3, 12:39 PM AKDT · 10988 days ago · 18 km deep · 2 km away
13. 2.432 km E of Minto, AlaskaMon, Sep 2, 10:55 AM AKDT · 10989 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
14. 1.57 km ESE of Pleasant Valley, AlaskaSun, Sep 1, 8:59 PM AKDT · 10989 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
15. 1.835 km S of Livengood, AlaskaWed, Aug 28, 4:40 PM AKDT · 10994 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
16. 1.719 km ENE of Anderson, AlaskaWed, Aug 28, 2:40 AM AKDT · 10994 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
17. 2.029 km N of Four Mile Road, AlaskaSun, Aug 25, 9:49 AM AKDT · 10997 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
18. 2.634 km NW of Ester, AlaskaFri, Aug 23, 7:12 AM AKDT · 10999 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
19. 2.131 km WNW of Ester, AlaskaFri, Aug 23, 5:52 AM AKDT · 10999 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away

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