M3.0 earthquake 9 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 9 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska on Sat, Dec 4, 1976, 8:17 PM GMT-10 (06:17 UTC), 33 km (21 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), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-12-05 06:17:19 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.471° N, 150.417° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- 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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.337 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 18188 days ago · 74 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.714 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 18186 days ago · 51 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.827 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 18152 days ago · 81 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.520 km WNW of Hope, Alaska · 18145 days ago · 37 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.018 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 18138 days ago · 83 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000kmx. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:12 PM UTC.