Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 11 km W of Two Rivers, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 11 km W of Two Rivers, Alaska on Thu, Oct 10, 1996, 1:13 AM AKDT (09:13 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 18 km NE of Salcha, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-10-10 09:13:21 UTC
Depth
14.3 km (8.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.865° N, 147.284° 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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.918 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10948 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.039 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10947 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.118 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10942 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.212 km W of Two Rivers, Alaska · 10940 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.418 km NE of Salcha, Alaska · 10937 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.429 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 10929 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.127 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10928 days ago · -3 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.716 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10928 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.030 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 10924 days ago · -3 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.34 km SE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 10918 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.129 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10914 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.936 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 10911 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.232 km W of Ester, Alaska · 10911 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.827 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10909 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.82 km SSE of South Van Horn, Alaska · 10909 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.110 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 10906 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.28 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 10906 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.19 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 10906 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.29 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 10906 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.426 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10905 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.829 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10905 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 2.242 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 10895 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 2.127 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 10894 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.537 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10954 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.430 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 10954 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.716 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 10954 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.934 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10955 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.817 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10956 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.520 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 10963 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.636 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10964 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.010 km SE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 10964 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.016 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.95 km N of Badger, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.54 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.634 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.634 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.834 km S of Livengood, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.425 km NNE of Big Delta, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.25 km ENE of Badger, Alaska · 10966 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.1Central Alaska · 10966 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.68 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 10970 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.034 km E of Minto, Alaska · 10970 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 3.114 km N of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 10972 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away

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