M2.4 earthquake 3 km SSE of Fox, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 3 km SSE of Fox, Alaska on Sat, Apr 19, 1997, 1:34 AM AKDT (09:34 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 32 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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

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

Felt at Fairbanks and North Pole.

From the USGS event page for ak99750f53do. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak99750f53do (also filed as usp00080tu). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:19 AM UTC.