M2.1 earthquake 42 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska

Magnitude

2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Mon, May 6, 1996, 11:45 AM AKDT

UTC

1996-05-06 19:45:44 UTC

Depth

88.1 km (54.7 mi), intermediate-depth

Epicenter

60.255° N, 152.304° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

21

• Ninilchik, AlaskaPopulation 883. Forecast42 kmWNW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast169 kmSW

After

1. 2.820 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaMon, May 6, 9:43 PM AKDT · 11108 days ago · 132 km deep · 93 km away
2. 2.261 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, May 7, 8:04 AM AKDT · 11108 days ago · 110 km deep · 20 km away
3. 2.138 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaTue, May 7, 10:18 AM AKDT · 11108 days ago · 92 km deep · 49 km away
4. 2.727 km ESE of Kasilof, AlaskaTue, May 7, 10:39 AM AKDT · 11108 days ago · 45 km deep · 80 km away
5. 1.820 km SSE of Funny River, AlaskaTue, May 7, 11:51 AM AKDT · 11108 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
6. 2.346 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaWed, May 8, 7:50 AM AKDT · 11107 days ago · 79 km deep · 56 km away
7. 2.760 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaWed, May 8, 6:08 PM AKDT · 11106 days ago · 125 km deep · 66 km away
8. 2.53 km NNW of Diamond Ridge, AlaskaThu, May 9, 4:09 AM AKDT · 11106 days ago · 36 km deep · 73 km away
9. 2.438 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaThu, May 9, 9:12 AM AKDT · 11106 days ago · 133 km deep · 74 km away
10. 2.951 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaFri, May 10, 6:12 PM AKDT · 11104 days ago · 103 km deep · 25 km away
11. 3.915 km NE of Nikolaevsk, AlaskaFri, May 10, 9:09 PM AKDT · 11104 days ago · 46 km deep · 60 km away
12. 2.937 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaFri, May 10, 11:34 PM AKDT · 11104 days ago · 160 km deep · 74 km away
13. 2.353 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSat, May 11, 12:20 PM AKDT · 11104 days ago · 120 km deep · 60 km away
14. 3.140 km ESE of Port Alsworth, AlaskaSat, May 11, 8:51 PM AKDT · 11103 days ago · 167 km deep · 74 km away
15. 4.135 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaSun, May 12, 8:40 AM AKDT · 11103 days ago · 93 km deep · 38 km away
16. 3.145 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaSun, May 12, 11:09 AM AKDT · 11103 days ago · 86 km deep · 48 km away
17. 1.941 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaSun, May 12, 11:55 AM AKDT · 11103 days ago · 78 km deep · 45 km away
18. 3.660 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaSun, May 12, 1:32 PM AKDT · 11102 days ago · 107 km deep · 29 km away
19. 1.951 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaSun, May 12, 3:28 PM AKDT · 11102 days ago · 87 km deep · 49 km away
20. 1.54 km S of Soldotna, AlaskaSun, May 12, 4:38 PM AKDT · 11102 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
21. 2.436 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, May 13, 11:19 AM AKDT · 11102 days ago · 80 km deep · 7 km away
22. 1.912 km WNW of Kalifornsky, AlaskaWed, May 15, 4:15 AM AKDT · 11100 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
23. 2.563 km ESE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaWed, May 15, 7:55 AM AKDT · 11100 days ago · 98 km deep · 86 km away
24. 3.154 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaThu, May 16, 12:42 PM AKDT · 11098 days ago · 124 km deep · 57 km away
25. 2.65 km E of Nikiski, AlaskaThu, May 16, 5:24 PM AKDT · 11098 days ago · 56 km deep · 79 km away
26. 2.1Southern AlaskaFri, May 17, 8:02 AM AKDT · 11098 days ago · 100 km deep · 12 km away
27. 2.435 km E of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSun, May 19, 9:35 PM AKDT · 11095 days ago · 127 km deep · 80 km away
28. 2.254 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaTue, May 21, 10:22 PM AKDT · 11093 days ago · 89 km deep · 26 km away
29. 2.443 km WNW of Nanwalek, AlaskaWed, May 22, 12:32 AM AKDT · 11093 days ago · 77 km deep · 79 km away
30. 2.443 km W of Kalifornsky, AlaskaWed, May 22, 6:38 PM AKDT · 11092 days ago · 87 km deep · 29 km away
31. 2.463 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, May 23, 1:20 PM AKDT · 11091 days ago · 99 km deep · 21 km away
32. 2.548 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, May 24, 8:02 PM AKDT · 11090 days ago · 81 km deep · 13 km away
33. 2.772 km ENE of Port Alsworth, AlaskaSat, May 25, 10:01 AM AKDT · 11090 days ago · 116 km deep · 43 km away
34. 3.055 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaSat, May 25, 10:06 PM AKDT · 11089 days ago · 124 km deep · 56 km away
35. 2.015 km ESE of Fritz Creek, AlaskaSun, May 26, 2:38 AM AKDT · 11089 days ago · 45 km deep · 94 km away
36. 2.220 km NNW of Nikiski, AlaskaSun, May 26, 11:56 AM AKDT · 11089 days ago · 59 km deep · 86 km away
37. 2.913 km ENE of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, May 27, 3:19 AM AKDT · 11088 days ago · 60 km deep · 52 km away
38. 2.119 km WNW of Kalifornsky, AlaskaTue, May 28, 5:51 AM AKDT · 11087 days ago · 70 km deep · 44 km away
39. 2.164 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaTue, May 28, 7:03 AM AKDT · 11087 days ago · 114 km deep · 49 km away
40. 2.568 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaTue, May 28, 12:31 PM AKDT · 11087 days ago · 101 km deep · 43 km away
41. 3.254 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaWed, May 29, 8:13 AM AKDT · 11086 days ago · 121 km deep · 58 km away
42. 3.446 km W of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, May 29, 3:36 PM AKDT · 11085 days ago · 83 km deep · 17 km away
43. 3.772 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaThu, May 30, 4:12 PM AKDT · 11084 days ago · 114 km deep · 41 km away
44. 2.368 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaThu, May 30, 5:58 PM AKDT · 11084 days ago · 130 km deep · 38 km away
45. 2.110 km NE of Nikolaevsk, AlaskaFri, May 31, 2:51 AM AKDT · 11084 days ago · 45 km deep · 62 km away
46. 3.444 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaFri, May 31, 9:04 AM AKDT · 11084 days ago · 84 km deep · 50 km away
47. 2.236 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaSat, Jun 1, 12:22 AM AKDT · 11083 days ago · 79 km deep · 19 km away
48. 2.852 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaSat, Jun 1, 3:57 PM AKDT · 11082 days ago · 95 km deep · 23 km away
49. 2.460 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSun, Jun 2, 12:12 AM AKDT · 11082 days ago · 124 km deep · 53 km away
50. 2.273 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaSun, Jun 2, 6:51 AM AKDT · 11082 days ago · 121 km deep · 42 km away
51. 2.434 km WNW of Nanwalek, AlaskaSun, Jun 2, 5:54 PM AKDT · 11081 days ago · 73 km deep · 93 km away
52. 2.316 km SW of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, Jun 2, 10:19 PM AKDT · 11081 days ago · 64 km deep · 94 km away
53. 2.928 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaMon, Jun 3, 4:50 AM AKDT · 11081 days ago · 144 km deep · 85 km away
54. 1.824 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaMon, Jun 3, 10:07 AM AKDT · 11081 days ago · 69 km deep · 53 km away
55. 1.814 km NW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaTue, Jun 4, 9:25 PM AKDT · 11079 days ago · 61 km deep · 39 km away
56. 2.172 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Jun 5, 1:19 AM AKDT · 11079 days ago · 110 km deep · 33 km away
57. 2.132 km NW of Nanwalek, AlaskaWed, Jun 5, 12:42 PM AKDT · 11078 days ago · 83 km deep · 78 km away
58. 3.636 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaWed, Jun 5, 11:05 PM AKDT · 11078 days ago · 133 km deep · 79 km away
59. 3.450 km ENE of Port Alsworth, AlaskaThu, Jun 6, 11:06 AM AKDT · 11078 days ago · 171 km deep · 66 km away
60. 4.456 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaThu, Jun 6, 12:27 PM AKDT · 11078 days ago · 99 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 122.

Before

1. 2.050 km NW of Nikiski, AlaskaSun, May 5, 5:22 AM AKDT · 11110 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
2. 2.459 km WNW of Nanwalek, AlaskaSun, May 5, 4:09 AM AKDT · 11110 days ago · 84 km deep · 91 km away
3. 2.28 km E of Nikolaevsk, AlaskaSat, May 4, 5:53 PM AKDT · 11110 days ago · 42 km deep · 67 km away
4. 2.744 km W of Kalifornsky, AlaskaSat, May 4, 11:46 AM AKDT · 11111 days ago · 81 km deep · 28 km away
5. 1.821 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaSat, May 4, 1:13 AM AKDT · 11111 days ago · 81 km deep · 34 km away
6. 1.964 km ESE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaFri, May 3, 3:35 PM AKDT · 11111 days ago · 101 km deep · 76 km away
7. 2.0Kenai Peninsula, AlaskaFri, May 3, 3:09 PM AKDT · 11111 days ago · 43 km deep · 57 km away
8. 4.214 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaThu, May 2, 3:01 AM AKDT · 11113 days ago · 72 km deep · 33 km away
9. 3.538 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaThu, May 2, 2:21 AM AKDT · 11113 days ago · 73 km deep · 22 km away
10. 3.014 km SE of Kasilof, AlaskaWed, May 1, 3:21 PM AKDT · 11113 days ago · 53 km deep · 68 km away
11. 3.547 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaMon, Apr 29, 5:27 AM AKDT · 11116 days ago · 86 km deep · 51 km away
12. 2.354 km ESE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSun, Apr 28, 10:28 AM AKDT · 11117 days ago · 110 km deep · 79 km away
13. 2.261 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, Apr 28, 3:38 AM AKDT · 11117 days ago · 107 km deep · 26 km away
14. 2.041 km W of Cohoe, AlaskaSun, Apr 28, 1:00 AM AKDT · 11117 days ago · 71 km deep · 24 km away
15. 2.312 km E of Kasilof, AlaskaThu, Apr 25, 10:59 PM AKDT · 11119 days ago · 46 km deep · 70 km away
16. 2.648 km W of Nanwalek, AlaskaThu, Apr 25, 9:57 AM AKDT · 11120 days ago · 81 km deep · 99 km away
17. 3.214 km ENE of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Apr 24, 11:37 PM AKDT · 11120 days ago · 57 km deep · 52 km away
18. 3.441 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaWed, Apr 24, 11:04 PM AKDT · 11120 days ago · 80 km deep · 17 km away
19. 2.123 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaWed, Apr 24, 8:54 AM AKDT · 11121 days ago · 72 km deep · 48 km away
20. 2.417 km W of Clam Gulch, AlaskaWed, Apr 24, 7:59 AM AKDT · 11121 days ago · 47 km deep · 33 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak9965ucu1wf. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:09 AM UTC.