M3.3 earthquake 45 km NNE of Chase, Alaska
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 45 km NNE of Chase, Alaska on Sun, Oct 3, 1976, 10:57 AM GMT-9 (19:57 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 56 km ESE 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
- 1976-10-03 19:57:43 UTC
- Depth
- 24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 62.806° N, 149.664° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.956 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 18236 days ago · 126 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.954 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 18230 days ago · 75 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.6Central Alaska · 18225 days ago · 48 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.463 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 18220 days ago · 133 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.367 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 18208 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.029 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 18196 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000jr9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:01 AM UTC.