M3.0 earthquake 45 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 45 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska on Wed, Dec 25, 1974, 12:43 PM GMT-10 (22:43 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 23 km NE of Willow, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-12-25 22:43:51 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 62.175° N, 148.966° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.121 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 18903 days ago · 62 km deep · 43 km away
- 5.923 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 18901 days ago · 66 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.636 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 18895 days ago · 71 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.663 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 18885 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.014 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 18876 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000098g. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.