M2.6 earthquake 11 km SSW of Gateway, Alaska
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 11 km SSW of Gateway, Alaska on Fri, Aug 29, 1975, 2:18 PM GMT-9 (23:18 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 4 km WSW 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
- 2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-08-29 23:18:55 UTC
- Depth
- 37.0 km (23.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.475° N, 149.296° 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
- 10
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
- 3.024 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 18659 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.24 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 18606 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000cn9. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:15 PM UTC.