M2.6 earthquake 38 km N of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 38 km N of Fishhook, Alaska on Fri, Mar 22, 1996, 7:39 AM AKST (16:39 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 5 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.5	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · 1 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 140 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 140.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak9963rvtrlu (also filed as usp0007f4u). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:51 PM UTC.