Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 26 km E of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 26 km E of Minto, Alaska on Mon, Nov 25, 1996, 9:55 AM AKST (18:55 UTC), 16 km (10 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
1996-11-25 18:55:17 UTC
Depth
15.7 km (9.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.187° N, 148.785° 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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.829 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10905 days ago · 18 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.242 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 10895 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.127 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 10894 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.616 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10892 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.035 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10891 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.114 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10888 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.736 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10887 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 3.228 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10886 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 3.231 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10883 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.734 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10883 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.233 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10882 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.236 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 10879 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.043 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 10876 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.57 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 10872 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.931 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10869 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 3.23 km W of Livengood, Alaska · 10869 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.635 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10868 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.313 km NE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 10863 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.515 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10859 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.63 km ENE of Badger, Alaska · 10846 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 2.725 km WNW of Minto, Alaska · 10906 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.29 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 10906 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.19 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 10906 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.28 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 10906 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.110 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 10906 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.633 km SW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 10907 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.82 km SSE of South Van Horn, Alaska · 10909 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.827 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10909 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.232 km W of Ester, Alaska · 10911 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.936 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 10911 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.129 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10914 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.030 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 10924 days ago · -3 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.716 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10928 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.127 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10928 days ago · -3 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.429 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 10929 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away

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