M2.3 earthquake 54 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska

Magnitude

2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Tue, Oct 29, 1996, 3:14 AM AKST

UTC

1996-10-29 12:14:17 UTC

Depth

101.8 km (63.3 mi), intermediate-depth

Epicenter

59.973° N, 152.714° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

27

• Anchor Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,930. Forecast54 kmWNW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast207 kmSW

After

1. 2.360 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaTue, Oct 29, 11:23 AM AKST · 10933 days ago · -3 km deep · 24 km away
2. 2.63 km SSE of Nikolaevsk, AlaskaWed, Oct 30, 2:49 AM AKST · 10932 days ago · 47 km deep · 66 km away
3. 2.768 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaWed, Oct 30, 5:18 AM AKST · 10932 days ago · 107 km deep · 16 km away
4. 2.9Southern AlaskaWed, Oct 30, 1:21 PM AKST · 10932 days ago · 118 km deep · 44 km away
5. 3.89 km ESE of Kasilof, AlaskaSat, Nov 2, 9:16 PM AKST · 10928 days ago · 43 km deep · 95 km away
6. 2.361 km E of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSun, Nov 3, 4:39 AM AKST · 10928 days ago · 110 km deep · 28 km away
7. 2.441 km WSW of Nanwalek, AlaskaSun, Nov 3, 9:18 AM AKST · 10928 days ago · 72 km deep · 81 km away
8. 4.439 km NE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSun, Nov 3, 12:22 PM AKST · 10928 days ago · 151 km deep · 47 km away
9. 2.461 km ESE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaMon, Nov 4, 9:11 AM AKST · 10927 days ago · 101 km deep · 51 km away
10. 2.944 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, Nov 4, 7:14 PM AKST · 10926 days ago · 76 km deep · 49 km away
11. 1.952 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaMon, Nov 4, 10:58 PM AKST · 10926 days ago · 86 km deep · 10 km away
12. 2.329 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Nov 5, 7:28 AM AKST · 10926 days ago · 67 km deep · 38 km away
13. 2.854 km ESE of Port Alsworth, AlaskaTue, Nov 5, 8:57 PM AKST · 10925 days ago · 158 km deep · 39 km away
14. 2.31 km SE of Anchor Point, AlaskaWed, Nov 6, 12:07 AM AKST · 10925 days ago · 41 km deep · 55 km away
15. 1.610 km NNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaWed, Nov 6, 2:11 PM AKST · 10925 days ago · 68 km deep · 78 km away
16. 2.68 km SE of Happy Valley, AlaskaWed, Nov 6, 4:03 PM AKST · 10924 days ago · 45 km deep · 60 km away
17. 2.643 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaWed, Nov 6, 5:40 PM AKST · 10924 days ago · 150 km deep · 50 km away
18. 4.560 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaFri, Nov 8, 8:51 AM AKST · 10923 days ago · 112 km deep · 7 km away
19. 3.137 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaFri, Nov 8, 9:39 AM AKST · 10923 days ago · 134 km deep · 44 km away
20. 2.056 km E of Pedro Bay, AlaskaFri, Nov 8, 3:05 PM AKST · 10923 days ago · 104 km deep · 29 km away
21. 2.760 km E of Pedro Bay, AlaskaFri, Nov 8, 6:56 PM AKST · 10922 days ago · 103 km deep · 25 km away
22. 2.352 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaSat, Nov 9, 1:34 PM AKST · 10922 days ago · 99 km deep · 7 km away
23. 1.65 km SE of Kasilof, AlaskaWed, Nov 13, 7:35 AM AKST · 10918 days ago · 51 km deep · 92 km away
24. 2.861 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaWed, Nov 13, 8:21 AM AKST · 10918 days ago · 93 km deep · 27 km away
25. 2.770 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaWed, Nov 13, 1:36 PM AKST · 10918 days ago · 125 km deep · 20 km away
26. 2.038 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Nov 13, 10:27 PM AKST · 10917 days ago · 92 km deep · 27 km away
27. 2.114 km SE of Kasilof, AlaskaThu, Nov 14, 7:57 AM AKST · 10917 days ago · 58 km deep · 93 km away
28. 2.345 km WSW of Anchor Point, AlaskaFri, Nov 15, 4:00 AM AKST · 10916 days ago · 78 km deep · 38 km away
29. 2.758 km W of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, Nov 15, 1:40 PM AKST · 10916 days ago · 103 km deep · 20 km away
30. 2.456 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaSat, Nov 16, 9:17 AM AKST · 10915 days ago · 98 km deep · 8 km away
31. 2.656 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Nov 16, 8:40 PM AKST · 10914 days ago · 94 km deep · 36 km away
32. 4.239 km SW of Nanwalek, AlaskaSun, Nov 17, 5:02 AM AKST · 10914 days ago · 81 km deep · 91 km away
33. 3.89 km NW of Fox River, AlaskaSun, Nov 17, 3:04 PM AKST · 10914 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
34. 3.562 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaTue, Nov 19, 2:17 AM AKST · 10912 days ago · 114 km deep · 22 km away
35. 2.28 km SSE of Kasilof, AlaskaTue, Nov 19, 6:33 AM AKST · 10912 days ago · 46 km deep · 89 km away
36. 1.762 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaWed, Nov 20, 1:43 AM AKST · 10911 days ago · 103 km deep · 20 km away
37. 1.765 km WNW of Nanwalek, AlaskaWed, Nov 20, 4:24 AM AKST · 10911 days ago · 103 km deep · 51 km away
38. 2.276 km WSW of Nanwalek, AlaskaWed, Nov 20, 5:23 AM AKST · 10911 days ago · 80 km deep · 99 km away
39. 1.635 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaWed, Nov 20, 5:30 PM AKST · 10910 days ago · 83 km deep · 60 km away
40. 2.740 km ESE of Port Alsworth, AlaskaFri, Nov 22, 10:04 PM AKST · 10908 days ago · 144 km deep · 52 km away
41. 2.665 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaFri, Nov 22, 11:49 PM AKST · 10908 days ago · 144 km deep · 38 km away
42. 2.954 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaSat, Nov 23, 10:04 AM AKST · 10908 days ago · 85 km deep · 19 km away
43. 2.943 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Nov 23, 8:52 PM AKST · 10907 days ago · 73 km deep · 50 km away
44. 2.641 km SSE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSun, Nov 24, 7:24 AM AKST · 10907 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
45. 1.941 km SSE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSun, Nov 24, 7:43 AM AKST · 10907 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
46. 2.366 km ENE of Port Alsworth, AlaskaMon, Nov 25, 12:20 AM AKST · 10906 days ago · 157 km deep · 59 km away
47. 2.468 km W of Nanwalek, AlaskaMon, Nov 25, 2:39 AM AKST · 10906 days ago · 93 km deep · 75 km away
48. 2.751 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaTue, Nov 26, 9:06 AM AKST · 10905 days ago · 131 km deep · 29 km away
49. 3.060 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaWed, Nov 27, 2:33 AM AKST · 10904 days ago · 127 km deep · 38 km away
50. 2.110 km SW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaThu, Nov 28, 7:53 PM AKST · 10902 days ago · 47 km deep · 69 km away
51. 2.568 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaFri, Nov 29, 3:33 PM AKST · 10902 days ago · 105 km deep · 22 km away
52. 2.252 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaSat, Nov 30, 3:30 PM AKST · 10901 days ago · 83 km deep · 24 km away
53. 2.87 km NW of Anchor Point, AlaskaSat, Nov 30, 3:38 PM AKST · 10901 days ago · 65 km deep · 47 km away
54. 2.5Southern AlaskaSat, Nov 30, 4:14 PM AKST · 10900 days ago · 140 km deep · 30 km away
55. 2.957 km E of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSat, Nov 30, 10:26 PM AKST · 10900 days ago · 106 km deep · 24 km away
56. 2.847 km W of Nanwalek, AlaskaMon, Dec 2, 12:46 AM AKST · 10899 days ago · 79 km deep · 69 km away
57. 1.626 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Dec 3, 7:33 AM AKST · 10898 days ago · 77 km deep · 46 km away
58. 2.568 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaTue, Dec 3, 7:50 PM AKST · 10897 days ago · 109 km deep · 23 km away
59. 3.854 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaWed, Dec 4, 12:11 AM AKST · 10897 days ago · 144 km deep · 44 km away
60. 3.540 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaThu, Dec 5, 6:38 AM AKST · 10896 days ago · 95 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 100.

Before

1. 2.242 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaMon, Oct 28, 6:24 PM AKST · 10933 days ago · 77 km deep · 14 km away
2. 2.35 km ENE of Port Graham, AlaskaSun, Oct 27, 3:56 PM AKST · 10934 days ago · 52 km deep · 87 km away
3. 2.659 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaThu, Oct 24, 2:14 PM AKDT · 10938 days ago · 94 km deep · 6 km away
4. 3.4Southern AlaskaThu, Oct 24, 10:18 AM AKDT · 10938 days ago · 127 km deep · 43 km away
5. 2.025 km WSW of Salamatof, AlaskaWed, Oct 23, 3:50 PM AKDT · 10939 days ago · 68 km deep · 83 km away
6. 2.743 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaWed, Oct 23, 3:15 PM AKDT · 10939 days ago · 94 km deep · 20 km away
7. 2.825 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaWed, Oct 23, 4:01 AM AKDT · 10939 days ago · 69 km deep · 33 km away
8. 2.262 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaTue, Oct 22, 4:51 AM AKDT · 10940 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
9. 2.29 km S of Anchor Point, AlaskaMon, Oct 21, 6:35 AM AKDT · 10941 days ago · 48 km deep · 60 km away
10. 2.222 km SE of Clam Gulch, AlaskaSun, Oct 20, 4:26 PM AKDT · 10942 days ago · 38 km deep · 88 km away
11. 2.861 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaSat, Oct 19, 2:42 AM AKDT · 10943 days ago · 125 km deep · 15 km away
12. 2.846 km E of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSat, Oct 19, 2:05 AM AKDT · 10943 days ago · 128 km deep · 36 km away
13. 2.769 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaFri, Oct 18, 8:18 PM AKDT · 10943 days ago · 126 km deep · 34 km away
14. 2.938 km ESE of Port Alsworth, AlaskaFri, Oct 18, 4:34 AM AKDT · 10944 days ago · 130 km deep · 54 km away
15. 2.948 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaThu, Oct 17, 7:42 PM AKDT · 10944 days ago · 149 km deep · 49 km away
16. 2.532 km W of Nanwalek, AlaskaThu, Oct 17, 10:42 AM AKDT · 10945 days ago · 81 km deep · 74 km away
17. 4.468 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaThu, Oct 17, 9:01 AM AKDT · 10945 days ago · 117 km deep · 20 km away
18. 5.470 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaThu, Oct 17, 7:38 AM AKDT · 10945 days ago · 117 km deep · 20 km away
19. 3.061 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaThu, Oct 17, 2:30 AM AKDT · 10945 days ago · 103 km deep · 7 km away
20. 2.715 km SE of Kasilof, AKWed, Oct 16, 11:37 AM AKDT · 10946 days ago · 56 km deep · 97 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak996dxb2e8d. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:09 PM UTC.