M3.3 earthquake 67 km W of Cantwell, Alaska
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 67 km W of Cantwell, Alaska on Mon, Nov 15, 1976, 5:17 AM GMT-10 (15:17 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 58 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-11-15 15:17:41 UTC
- Depth
- 39.0 km (24.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 63.448° N, 150.298° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.358 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 18189 days ago · 129 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.120 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 18169 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.078 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 18169 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.962 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 18166 days ago · 94 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.867 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 18160 days ago · 113 km deep · 38 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000kbc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:59 AM UTC.