Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 39 km E of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 39 km E of Minto, Alaska on Mon, Oct 14, 1996, 4:37 AM AKDT (12:37 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 25 km WNW of Minto, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-10-14 12:37:29 UTC
Depth
18.8 km (11.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.160° N, 148.501° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.118 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10942 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.212 km W of Two Rivers, Alaska · 10940 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.429 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 10929 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.127 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10928 days ago · -3 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.716 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10928 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.030 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 10924 days ago · -3 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.34 km SE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 10918 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.129 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10914 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.936 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 10911 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.232 km W of Ester, Alaska · 10911 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.827 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10909 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.82 km SSE of South Van Horn, Alaska · 10909 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.633 km SW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 10907 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.110 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 10906 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.28 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 10906 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.19 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 10906 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.29 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 10906 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.725 km WNW of Minto, Alaska · 10906 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.426 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10905 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.829 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10905 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 2.242 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 10895 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 2.127 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 10894 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 1.616 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10892 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 2.035 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10891 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.114 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10888 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 2.736 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10887 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 1.918 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10948 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.111 km W of Two Rivers, Alaska · 10951 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.537 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10954 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.430 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 10954 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.716 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 10954 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.934 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10955 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.4northern Alaska · 10955 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.817 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10956 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.520 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 10963 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.636 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10964 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.010 km SE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 10964 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.016 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.95 km N of Badger, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.54 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.634 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.634 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.834 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.25 km ENE of Badger, Alaska · 10966 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.1Central Alaska · 10966 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.68 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 10970 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away

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