Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 12 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 12 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska on Sun, Oct 6, 1996, 11:58 PM AKDT (07:58 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 24 km NW of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Sun, Oct 6, 1996, 11:58 PM AKDT
UTC: 1996-10-07 07:58:13 UTC
Depth: 44.7 km (27.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 60.967° N, 150.904° 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
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used: 55

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 104 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 104.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak996cwuj0js (also filed as usp0007r1z). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:31 PM UTC.