Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 29 km SE of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 29 km SE of Minto, Alaska on Fri, Nov 1, 1996, 9:34 AM AKST (18:34 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 28 km NE of Four Mile Road, 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
1996-11-01 18:34:54 UTC
Depth
18.1 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.940° N, 148.965° 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: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.127 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10929 days ago · -3 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.716 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10929 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.030 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 10925 days ago · -3 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.129 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10915 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.936 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 10912 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.232 km W of Ester, Alaska · 10911 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.827 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10910 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.82 km SSE of South Van Horn, Alaska · 10909 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.110 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 10907 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.28 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 10907 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.19 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 10907 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.29 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 10907 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.725 km WNW of Minto, Alaska · 10906 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.426 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10905 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.829 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10905 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.242 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 10896 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.127 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 10895 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.616 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10892 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.035 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10891 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.114 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10888 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 2.736 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10888 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 3.228 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10886 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 3.231 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10883 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 1.734 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10883 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 2.233 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10882 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 2.236 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 10880 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 2.043 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 10877 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 2.57 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 10872 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 2.931 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10870 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 3.23 km W of Livengood, Alaska · 10869 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 2.212 km W of Two Rivers, Alaska · 10940 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.118 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10943 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.039 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10947 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.918 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10948 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.111 km W of Two Rivers, Alaska · 10951 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.537 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10954 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.430 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 10955 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.716 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 10955 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.934 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10956 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.4northern Alaska · 10956 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.817 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10956 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away

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