Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 49 km NE of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 49 km NE of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska on Fri, Apr 26, 1996, 12:01 PM AKDT (20:01 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 19 km SSE of Central, 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
1996-04-26 20:01:35 UTC
Depth
13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.681° N, 145.869° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.74 km N of Badger, Alaska · 11115 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.411 km NNW of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 11111 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.65 km NE of Fox, Alaska · 11111 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.811 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 11108 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.19 km NNW of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 11105 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.650 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 11094 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.724 km SW of Whitestone, Alaska · 11094 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.67 km SE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 11087 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.77 km ESE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 11085 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.07 km SSE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 11085 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.69 km WSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 11081 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.511 km WSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 11081 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 3.319 km SSE of Central, Alaska · 11078 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.69 km WSW of North Pole, Alaska · 11077 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.73 km S of Fox, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.02 km SSE of Badger, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.56 km SE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 11067 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.516 km S of Central, Alaska · 11062 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.527 km S of Central, Alaska · 11062 days ago · -2 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 1.64 km S of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 11130 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.08 km NW of College, Alaska · 11139 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 3.541 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 11140 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak9965dtskci. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:04 PM UTC.