M2.3 earthquake 34 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska

Magnitude

2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Wed, Jan 17, 1996, 10:58 AM AKST

UTC

1996-01-17 19:58:30 UTC

Depth

75.0 km (46.6 mi), intermediate-depth

Epicenter

63.273° N, 148.318° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

29

• Healy, AlaskaPopulation 1,021. Forecast72 kmSSE
• Badger, AlaskaPopulation 19,482. Forecast174 kmSSW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast243 kmNNE

After

1. 2.937 km NE of Chase, AlaskaThu, Jan 18, 9:03 AM AKST · 11217 days ago · 80 km deep · 91 km away
2. 2.082 km WNW of Paxson, AlaskaThu, Jan 18, 10:33 PM AKST · 11216 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
3. 1.61 km SSW of Healy, AlaskaFri, Jan 19, 4:45 PM AKST · 11216 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
4. 2.944 km NNE of Chase, AlaskaSun, Jan 21, 6:15 PM AKST · 11213 days ago · 81 km deep · 88 km away
5. 2.939 km WSW of McKinley Park, AlaskaWed, Jan 24, 10:57 AM AKST · 11211 days ago · 118 km deep · 77 km away
6. 2.156 km NE of Chase, AlaskaWed, Jan 24, 7:02 PM AKST · 11210 days ago · 71 km deep · 73 km away
7. 1.641 km NE of Chase, AlaskaSat, Jan 27, 12:21 PM AKST · 11208 days ago · 74 km deep · 88 km away
8. 1.956 km NE of Chase, AlaskaSun, Jan 28, 3:30 AM AKST · 11207 days ago · 68 km deep · 72 km away
9. 1.632 km ENE of Chase, AlaskaSun, Jan 28, 12:52 PM AKST · 11207 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
10. 2.261 km NE of Susitna North, AlaskaSun, Jan 28, 3:38 PM AKST · 11207 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
11. 1.837 km E of Ferry, AlaskaTue, Jan 30, 2:50 AM AKST · 11205 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
12. 2.243 km SSE of Cantwell, AlaskaWed, Jan 31, 7:10 AM AKST · 11204 days ago · 77 km deep · 28 km away
13. 1.959 km SSW of Cantwell, AlaskaWed, Jan 31, 8:16 PM AKST · 11203 days ago · 65 km deep · 63 km away
14. 1.951 km ENE of Cantwell, AlaskaFri, Feb 2, 12:06 AM AKST · 11202 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
15. 1.750 km E of Chase, AlaskaSat, Feb 3, 5:10 AM AKST · 11201 days ago · 57 km deep · 96 km away
16. 2.261 km E of Chase, AlaskaSat, Feb 3, 4:01 PM AKST · 11201 days ago · 46 km deep · 91 km away
17. 2.056 km WSW of Cantwell, AlaskaSun, Feb 4, 2:24 PM AKST · 11200 days ago · 90 km deep · 82 km away
18. 3.531 km WSW of McKinley Park, AlaskaMon, Feb 5, 4:05 AM AKST · 11199 days ago · 125 km deep · 73 km away
19. 2.235 km SSW of Cantwell, AlaskaTue, Feb 6, 10:06 AM AKST · 11198 days ago · 72 km deep · 50 km away
20. 2.152 km SW of Cantwell, AlaskaSun, Feb 11, 7:31 PM AKST · 11192 days ago · 92 km deep · 75 km away
21. 2.229 km SW of Cantwell, AlaskaTue, Feb 13, 3:49 AM AKST · 11191 days ago · 79 km deep · 50 km away
22. 2.254 km NNE of Chase, AlaskaWed, Feb 14, 3:16 PM AKST · 11190 days ago · 79 km deep · 79 km away
23. 2.066 km N of Chickaloon, AlaskaThu, Feb 15, 6:13 AM AKST · 11189 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
24. 2.037 km ENE of Ferry, AlaskaThu, Feb 15, 10:13 PM AKST · 11188 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
25. 2.247 km NE of Chase, AlaskaMon, Feb 19, 10:11 PM AKST · 11184 days ago · 72 km deep · 81 km away
26. 2.047 km N of Chase, AlaskaThu, Feb 22, 4:03 AM AKST · 11182 days ago · 79 km deep · 97 km away
27. 2.772 km S of Cantwell, AlaskaFri, Feb 23, 10:25 AM AKST · 11181 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
28. 1.961 km S of Cantwell, AlaskaTue, Feb 27, 2:54 AM AKST · 11177 days ago · 56 km deep · 56 km away
29. 1.942 km SSW of Cantwell, AlaskaThu, Feb 29, 10:19 AM AKST · 11175 days ago · 75 km deep · 56 km away
30. 1.846 km SW of Cantwell, AlaskaFri, Mar 1, 9:08 AM AKST · 11174 days ago · 86 km deep · 72 km away
31. 2.436 km WNW of Cantwell, AlaskaSat, Mar 2, 12:28 PM AKST · 11173 days ago · 104 km deep · 71 km away
32. 2.533 km WNW of Cantwell, AlaskaSat, Mar 2, 12:36 PM AKST · 11173 days ago · 107 km deep · 68 km away
33. 1.914 km SW of Ferry, AlaskaSun, Mar 3, 3:57 AM AKST · 11172 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
34. 2.830 km SW of Cantwell, AlaskaTue, Mar 5, 2:54 PM AKST · 11170 days ago · 86 km deep · 55 km away
35. 2.222 km ENE of McKinley Park, AlaskaTue, Mar 5, 9:54 PM AKST · 11169 days ago · 101 km deep · 60 km away
36. 1.840 km ENE of Chase, AlaskaTue, Mar 5, 11:37 PM AKST · 11169 days ago · 62 km deep · 93 km away
37. 2.252 km ENE of Cantwell, AlaskaWed, Mar 6, 2:46 PM AKST · 11169 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
38. 2.262 km S of Cantwell, AlaskaWed, Mar 6, 11:54 PM AKST · 11168 days ago · 68 km deep · 59 km away
39. 1.872 km S of Cantwell, AlaskaThu, Mar 7, 10:59 PM AKST · 11167 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
40. 1.963 km SSE of Cantwell, AlaskaFri, Mar 8, 6:06 AM AKST · 11167 days ago · 61 km deep · 41 km away
41. 2.423 km ENE of McKinley Park, AlaskaSat, Mar 9, 5:03 AM AKST · 11166 days ago · 109 km deep · 60 km away
42. 1.734 km ENE of Chase, AlaskaSat, Mar 9, 8:12 AM AKST · 11166 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
43. 1.675 km S of Cantwell, AlaskaSun, Mar 10, 7:17 AM AKST · 11165 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
44. 2.243 km SE of Cantwell, AlaskaMon, Mar 11, 3:38 PM AKST · 11164 days ago · 66 km deep · 14 km away
45. 2.258 km WSW of Cantwell, AlaskaTue, Mar 12, 3:07 AM AKST · 11163 days ago · 86 km deep · 83 km away
46. 2.060 km SW of Cantwell, AlaskaThu, Mar 14, 11:46 AM AKST · 11161 days ago · 102 km deep · 84 km away
47. 2.265 km SSE of Cantwell, AlaskaFri, Mar 15, 2:20 AM AKST · 11160 days ago · 60 km deep · 44 km away
48. 2.268 km ENE of Chase, AlaskaFri, Mar 15, 10:32 AM AKST · 11160 days ago · 66 km deep · 65 km away
49. 2.750 km NE of Chase, AlaskaFri, Mar 15, 12:16 PM AKST · 11160 days ago · 75 km deep · 79 km away
50. 2.469 km WSW of Cantwell, AlaskaSat, Mar 16, 6:59 PM AKST · 11158 days ago · 131 km deep · 99 km away

Before

1. 1.920 km ENE of McKinley Park, AlaskaFri, Jan 12, 9:01 PM AKST · 11222 days ago · 105 km deep · 61 km away
2. 1.767 km SSE of Cantwell, AlaskaThu, Jan 11, 9:42 PM AKST · 11223 days ago · 54 km deep · 47 km away
3. 2.079 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, AlaskaThu, Jan 11, 10:17 AM AKST · 11224 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
4. 2.682 km WNW of Paxson, AlaskaThu, Jan 11, 5:12 AM AKST · 11224 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
5. 2.983 km WNW of Paxson, AlaskaThu, Jan 11, 3:02 AM AKST · 11224 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
6. 1.956 km SSW of Cantwell, AlaskaThu, Jan 11, 12:31 AM AKST · 11224 days ago · 83 km deep · 71 km away
7. 2.569 km ENE of Chase, AlaskaWed, Jan 10, 8:16 PM AKST · 11224 days ago · 63 km deep · 65 km away
8. 2.337 km NE of Chase, AlaskaSun, Jan 7, 6:39 PM AKST · 11227 days ago · 70 km deep · 91 km away
9. 2.283 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, AlaskaFri, Jan 5, 6:49 AM AKST · 11230 days ago · 46 km deep · 81 km away
10. 2.162 km N of Chase, AlaskaFri, Jan 5, 3:11 AM AKST · 11230 days ago · 92 km deep · 98 km away
11. 2.435 km NE of Chase, AlaskaThu, Jan 4, 7:19 AM AKST · 11231 days ago · 70 km deep · 94 km away
12. 1.661 km ENE of Susitna North, AlaskaThu, Jan 4, 12:17 AM AKST · 11231 days ago · 41 km deep · 95 km away
13. 3.969 km E of Cantwell, AlaskaWed, Jan 3, 11:03 PM AKST · 11231 days ago · 69 km deep · 37 km away
14. 1.949 km SW of Cantwell, AlaskaWed, Jan 3, 9:05 AM AKST · 11232 days ago · 82 km deep · 69 km away
15. 2.15 km SSW of Cantwell, AlaskaMon, Jan 1, 1:58 AM AKST · 11234 days ago · 90 km deep · 35 km away
16. 2.756 km W of Cantwell, AlaskaSun, Dec 31, 1:27 PM AKST · 11235 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
17. 2.423 km E of Healy, AlaskaSun, Dec 31, 3:39 AM AKST · 11235 days ago · 106 km deep · 68 km away
18. 2.037 km ENE of Chase, AlaskaSat, Dec 30, 9:44 PM AKST · 11235 days ago · 68 km deep · 99 km away
19. 2.083 km WNW of Paxson, AlaskaThu, Dec 28, 4:55 PM AKST · 11238 days ago · -3 km deep · 71 km away
20. 2.241 km W of Cantwell, AlaskaThu, Dec 28, 1:33 PM AKST · 11238 days ago · 109 km deep · 75 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak996sfsmsx. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:44 PM UTC.