M3.0 earthquake 10 km WNW of Eagle River, Alaska
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 10 km WNW of Eagle River, Alaska on Sat, Dec 4, 1976, 5:53 AM GMT-10 (15:53 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 37 km WNW 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
- 3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-12-04 15:53:10 UTC
- Depth
- 38.0 km (23.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.354° N, 149.747° 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
- 8
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
- 3.09 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 18197 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.337 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 18189 days ago · 74 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.714 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 18187 days ago · 51 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.827 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 18152 days ago · 81 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.520 km WNW of Hope, Alaska · 18146 days ago · 37 km deep · 43 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000kmm. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC.