M3.3 earthquake 13 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 13 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska on Thu, Jan 15, 1976, 3:12 AM GMT-10 (13:12 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 25 km N of Skwentna, 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, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-01-15 13:12:31 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 62.256° N, 150.457° 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
- 11
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.925 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 18491 days ago · 85 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.154 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 18481 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000efj. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:52 AM UTC.