M2.4 earthquake 23 km W of Nikiski, Alaska

Magnitude

2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Sun, Aug 4, 1996, 8:10 PM AKDT

UTC

1996-08-05 04:10:46 UTC

Depth

77.7 km (48.3 mi), intermediate-depth

Epicenter

60.708° N, 151.715° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

15

• Nikiski, AlaskaPopulation 4,493. Forecast23 kmW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast113 kmWSW

After

1. 2.324 km SW of Tyonek, AlaskaTue, Aug 6, 8:47 AM AKDT · 11017 days ago · 65 km deep · 29 km away
2. 2.136 km NNE of Fox River, AlaskaTue, Aug 6, 12:25 PM AKDT · 11017 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
3. 2.315 km ESE of Beluga, AlaskaTue, Aug 6, 3:36 PM AKDT · 11017 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
4. 1.922 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Aug 7, 4:30 AM AKDT · 11016 days ago · 55 km deep · 63 km away
5. 1.729 km SSE of Funny River, AlaskaWed, Aug 7, 5:23 AM AKDT · 11016 days ago · 42 km deep · 78 km away
6. 2.326 km ENE of Sterling, AlaskaWed, Aug 7, 5:54 AM AKDT · 11016 days ago · 45 km deep · 75 km away
7. 2.515 km ESE of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Aug 7, 6:34 PM AKDT · 11016 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
8. 1.612 km S of Soldotna, AlaskaWed, Aug 7, 7:43 PM AKDT · 11015 days ago · 46 km deep · 53 km away
9. 2.610 km ESE of Nikiski, AlaskaThu, Aug 8, 6:10 PM AKDT · 11015 days ago · 50 km deep · 34 km away
10. 1.927 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaFri, Aug 9, 7:49 AM AKDT · 11014 days ago · 64 km deep · 14 km away
11. 2.33 km NW of Happy Valley, AlaskaSat, Aug 10, 1:47 AM AKDT · 11013 days ago · 54 km deep · 82 km away
12. 1.870 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSat, Aug 10, 8:06 AM AKDT · 11013 days ago · 115 km deep · 99 km away
13. 2.165 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Aug 10, 6:07 PM AKDT · 11013 days ago · 109 km deep · 68 km away
14. 2.448 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaTue, Aug 13, 2:01 AM AKDT · 11010 days ago · 94 km deep · 80 km away
15. 2.16 km NW of Happy Valley, AlaskaTue, Aug 13, 3:31 AM AKDT · 11010 days ago · 49 km deep · 80 km away
16. 2.054 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaTue, Aug 13, 4:40 AM AKDT · 11010 days ago · 97 km deep · 88 km away
17. 2.771 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaWed, Aug 14, 4:18 AM AKDT · 11009 days ago · 112 km deep · 93 km away
18. 2.773 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaWed, Aug 14, 10:06 AM AKDT · 11009 days ago · 163 km deep · 53 km away
19. 2.230 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaThu, Aug 15, 1:04 PM AKDT · 11008 days ago · 72 km deep · 11 km away
20. 2.716 km NE of Nikolaevsk, AlaskaThu, Aug 15, 1:08 PM AKDT · 11008 days ago · 67 km deep · 91 km away
21. 2.438 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaThu, Aug 15, 1:17 PM AKDT · 11008 days ago · 85 km deep · 88 km away
22. 2.240 km WSW of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Aug 16, 3:45 PM AKDT · 11007 days ago · 82 km deep · 28 km away
23. 1.964 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaSat, Aug 17, 6:28 PM AKDT · 11006 days ago · 141 km deep · 98 km away
24. 2.616 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaSun, Aug 18, 2:54 AM AKDT · 11005 days ago · 55 km deep · 71 km away
25. 2.563 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaSun, Aug 18, 4:31 AM AKDT · 11005 days ago · 112 km deep · 43 km away
26. 2.538 km W of Susitna, AlaskaSun, Aug 18, 10:21 AM AKDT · 11005 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
27. 2.225 km SSW of Anchorage, AlaskaMon, Aug 19, 5:04 AM AKDT · 11004 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away
28. 2.513 km ENE of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, Aug 19, 9:11 AM AKDT · 11004 days ago · 60 km deep · 69 km away
29. 3.325 km SSW of Anchorage, AlaskaMon, Aug 19, 2:54 PM AKDT · 11004 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
30. 2.224 km WSW of Tyonek, AlaskaMon, Aug 19, 4:47 PM AKDT · 11004 days ago · 66 km deep · 33 km away
31. 2.227 km WSW of Salamatof, AlaskaTue, Aug 20, 1:41 PM AKDT · 11003 days ago · 63 km deep · 20 km away
32. 2.162 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaWed, Aug 21, 2:31 AM AKDT · 11002 days ago · 114 km deep · 46 km away
33. 2.269 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Aug 21, 9:59 AM AKDT · 11002 days ago · 111 km deep · 87 km away
34. 2.223 km NW of Nikiski, AlaskaThu, Aug 22, 7:30 AM AKDT · 11001 days ago · 67 km deep · 17 km away
35. 2.26 km ENE of Kasilof, AlaskaThu, Aug 22, 10:44 PM AKDT · 11000 days ago · 40 km deep · 49 km away
36. 3.62 km SSW of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Aug 23, 4:01 AM AKDT · 11000 days ago · 49 km deep · 48 km away
37. 2.477 km SW of Skwentna, AlaskaFri, Aug 23, 8:10 AM AKDT · 11000 days ago · 126 km deep · 91 km away
38. 2.436 km WSW of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Aug 23, 1:30 PM AKDT · 11000 days ago · 78 km deep · 31 km away
39. 1.8Southern AlaskaFri, Aug 23, 6:47 PM AKDT · 11000 days ago · 69 km deep · 63 km away
40. 1.819 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Aug 24, 8:04 AM AKDT · 10999 days ago · 65 km deep · 63 km away
41. 2.346 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Aug 24, 10:15 AM AKDT · 10999 days ago · 86 km deep · 62 km away
42. 2.149 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaSat, Aug 24, 10:51 PM AKDT · 10998 days ago · 88 km deep · 41 km away
43. 2.350 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaSun, Aug 25, 10:09 AM AKDT · 10998 days ago · 108 km deep · 87 km away
44. 2.231 km W of Nikiski, AlaskaSun, Aug 25, 9:01 PM AKDT · 10997 days ago · 79 km deep · 8 km away
45. 2.178 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, Aug 26, 12:27 AM AKDT · 10997 days ago · 127 km deep · 65 km away
46. 1.82 km WSW of Soldotna, AlaskaMon, Aug 26, 3:48 AM AKDT · 10997 days ago · 42 km deep · 42 km away
47. 2.458 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaMon, Aug 26, 5:13 AM AKDT · 10997 days ago · 110 km deep · 63 km away
48. 2.226 km SSW of Anchorage, AlaskaMon, Aug 26, 1:59 PM AKDT · 10997 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
49. 2.829 km WSW of Salamatof, AlaskaMon, Aug 26, 4:32 PM AKDT · 10997 days ago · 75 km deep · 18 km away
50. 2.281 km ENE of Port Alsworth, AlaskaMon, Aug 26, 4:42 PM AKDT · 10997 days ago · 146 km deep · 72 km away
51. 2.050 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaMon, Aug 26, 5:48 PM AKDT · 10997 days ago · 96 km deep · 86 km away
52. 1.948 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaTue, Aug 27, 10:56 PM AKDT · 10995 days ago · 80 km deep · 81 km away
53. 2.447 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Aug 28, 2:59 PM AKDT · 10995 days ago · 90 km deep · 56 km away
54. 2.442 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Aug 28, 5:54 PM AKDT · 10995 days ago · 88 km deep · 72 km away
55. 2.253 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaThu, Aug 29, 8:30 AM AKDT · 10994 days ago · 98 km deep · 93 km away
56. 1.778 km ENE of Port Alsworth, AlaskaThu, Aug 29, 9:46 AM AKDT · 10994 days ago · 126 km deep · 76 km away
57. 1.623 km NE of Sterling, AlaskaThu, Aug 29, 5:27 PM AKDT · 10994 days ago · 44 km deep · 68 km away
58. 2.127 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaThu, Aug 29, 8:37 PM AKDT · 10993 days ago · 76 km deep · 13 km away
59. 2.358 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, Aug 30, 9:49 AM AKDT · 10993 days ago · 99 km deep · 68 km away
60. 2.411 km NNW of Fox River, AlaskaSat, Aug 31, 7:53 AM AKDT · 10992 days ago · 57 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 112.

Before

1. 2.823 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaSat, Aug 3, 11:05 AM AKDT · 11020 days ago · 66 km deep · 10 km away
2. 2.026 km ENE of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Aug 3, 3:06 AM AKDT · 11020 days ago · 34 km deep · 81 km away
3. 1.816 km W of Anchorage, AlaskaFri, Aug 2, 9:13 PM AKDT · 11020 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
4. 2.466 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaFri, Aug 2, 1:10 PM AKDT · 11021 days ago · 110 km deep · 98 km away
5. 2.17 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaWed, Jul 31, 11:17 PM AKDT · 11022 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away
6. 2.782 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaWed, Jul 31, 8:36 PM AKDT · 11022 days ago · 156 km deep · 61 km away
7. 2.137 km W of Nikiski, AlaskaWed, Jul 31, 7:48 PM AKDT · 11022 days ago · 94 km deep · 14 km away
8. 2.334 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaTue, Jul 30, 10:12 PM AKDT · 11023 days ago · 92 km deep · 87 km away
9. 2.639 km W of Kalifornsky, AlaskaTue, Jul 30, 7:47 PM AKDT · 11023 days ago · 85 km deep · 33 km away
10. 1.91 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaTue, Jul 30, 6:18 PM AKDT · 11024 days ago · 60 km deep · 59 km away
11. 1.546 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaTue, Jul 30, 12:24 AM AKDT · 11024 days ago · 71 km deep · 99 km away
12. 2.026 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Jul 30, 12:00 AM AKDT · 11024 days ago · 64 km deep · 53 km away
13. 1.522 km WSW of Anchorage, AlaskaMon, Jul 29, 12:23 AM AKDT · 11025 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
14. 3.317 km WNW of Salamatof, AlaskaSun, Jul 28, 10:38 AM AKDT · 11026 days ago · 65 km deep · 8 km away
15. 2.442 km W of Kalifornsky, AlaskaSun, Jul 28, 12:48 AM AKDT · 11026 days ago · 72 km deep · 31 km away
16. 2.541 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaSat, Jul 27, 12:16 PM AKDT · 11027 days ago · 86 km deep · 92 km away
17. 2.826 km SSW of Anchorage, AlaskaSat, Jul 27, 11:33 AM AKDT · 11027 days ago · 34 km deep · 92 km away
18. 3.824 km SSW of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Jul 25, 12:54 PM AKDT · 11029 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
19. 3.327 km NNW of Nikiski, AlaskaThu, Jul 25, 7:58 AM AKDT · 11029 days ago · 72 km deep · 23 km away
20. 3.224 km SSW of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Jul 25, 7:11 AM AKDT · 11029 days ago · 36 km deep · 89 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak996a0llmsk. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:45 PM UTC.