Alaska earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 34 km E of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 34 km E of Minto, Alaska on Tue, May 28, 1996, 1:47 AM AKDT (09:47 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Tue, May 28, 1996, 1:47 AM AKDT
UTC: 1996-05-28 09:47:54 UTC
Depth: 16.3 km (10.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 65.192° N, 148.618° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

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
3.4	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
3.4	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt in the Chena Hot Springs area.

From the USGS event page for ak9966ukpsx1. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

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How well it is located

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Stations used: 24

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak9966ukpsx1 (also filed as usp0007hvw). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:36 AM UTC.