M3.4 earthquake 11 km NNW of Willow, Alaska
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 11 km NNW of Willow, Alaska on Mon, Sep 23, 1974, 2:57 AM GMT-9 (11:57 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 6 km N of Big Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-09-23 11:57:10 UTC
- Depth
- 61.0 km (37.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.843° N, 150.137° 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.
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.76 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 19000 days ago · 72 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.023 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 18946 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000084q. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:20 PM UTC.