M3.0 earthquake Central Alaska
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Thu, Jan 16, 1975, 3:52 PM GMT-10 (01:52 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 19 km NW of Petersville, 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
- 1975-01-17 01:52:58 UTC
- Depth
- 38.0 km (23.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 63.188° N, 150.843° 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
- 9
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
- 3.519 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 18872 days ago · 86 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.360 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 18858 days ago · 130 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.453 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 18853 days ago · 100 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.329 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 18839 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.925 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 18838 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00009hs. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:09 PM UTC.