Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 36 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 36 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska on Tue, Aug 6, 1996, 12:25 PM AKDT (20:25 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 34 km W of Happy Valley, 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
1996-08-06 20:25:29 UTC
Depth
39.0 km (24.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.132° N, 150.611° 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
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.516 km E of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 11016 days ago · 40 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.922 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11016 days ago · 55 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.729 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 11016 days ago · 42 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.326 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 11016 days ago · 45 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.612 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 11015 days ago · 46 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.630 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 11015 days ago · 49 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.610 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 11014 days ago · 50 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.927 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 11014 days ago · 64 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.33 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 11013 days ago · 54 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.16 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 11010 days ago · 49 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.917 km ENE of Primrose, Alaska · 11008 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.230 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 11008 days ago · 72 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.716 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 11008 days ago · 67 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.85 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 11005 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.513 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11004 days ago · 60 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.914 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 11004 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.227 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 11003 days ago · 63 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.223 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 11001 days ago · 67 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.26 km ENE of Kasilof, Alaska · 11000 days ago · 40 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.214 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11000 days ago · 68 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.346 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10999 days ago · 86 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.149 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 10998 days ago · 88 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 2.61 km WSW of Homer, Alaska · 10998 days ago · 55 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 2.231 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 10997 days ago · 79 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.82 km WSW of Soldotna, Alaska · 10997 days ago · 42 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 2.829 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 10997 days ago · 75 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 2.244 km W of Seward, Alaska · 10996 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 2.447 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10995 days ago · 90 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.442 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10994 days ago · 88 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.623 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 10993 days ago · 44 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 2.127 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 10993 days ago · 76 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 2.411 km NNW of Fox River, Alaska · 10992 days ago · 57 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 2.038 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10991 days ago · 74 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 2.010 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10991 days ago · 41 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 1.820 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 10990 days ago · 50 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 2.623 km NNW of Fox River, Alaska · 10989 days ago · 40 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 2.331 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 10989 days ago · 42 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 2.34 km SE of Nikiski, Alaska · 10989 days ago · 51 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 2.640 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 10988 days ago · 75 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 2.225 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 10984 days ago · 72 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 3.334 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10984 days ago · 79 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 2.121 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 10983 days ago · 41 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 2.424 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 10983 days ago · 58 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 2.54 km E of Soldotna, Alaska · 10983 days ago · 40 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 2.421 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10983 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 2.15 km ESE of Soldotna, Alaska · 10982 days ago · 38 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 2.440 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10981 days ago · 81 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 2.0Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 10981 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 2.110 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 10980 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 2.253 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10980 days ago · 82 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 2.239 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10979 days ago · 74 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 2.652 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10977 days ago · 93 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 2.57 km SSE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10975 days ago · 48 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 2.17 km WSW of Nikiski, Alaska · 10972 days ago · 57 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 2.017 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 10969 days ago · 42 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 2.511 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 67 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 3.016 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 10964 days ago · 34 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 2.823 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10964 days ago · 67 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 2.020 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 10963 days ago · 39 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 1.915 km S of Clam Gulch, AK · 10962 days ago · 41 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 62.

Before

  1. 2.423 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 11018 days ago · 78 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.823 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 11020 days ago · 66 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.820 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 11022 days ago · 42 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.17 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 11022 days ago · 45 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.334 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 11023 days ago · 92 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.639 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 11023 days ago · 85 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.040 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 11023 days ago · 28 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.026 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11024 days ago · 64 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 3.317 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 11026 days ago · 65 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.442 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 11026 days ago · 72 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.619 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 11026 days ago · 32 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 3.327 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 11029 days ago · 72 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.512 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11030 days ago · 71 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.3Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 11030 days ago · 60 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.519 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11032 days ago · 58 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.110 km WNW of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 11034 days ago · 52 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 3.15 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11036 days ago · 66 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.437 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 11038 days ago · 46 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.623 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 11038 days ago · 43 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.716 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 11043 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak996a2ir3ed. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC.