M3.1 earthquake 19 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 19 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska on Tue, Apr 13, 1976, 6:16 PM GMT-10 (04:16 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 41 km S 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
- 3.1 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-04-14 04:16:16 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 62.146° N, 150.264° 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
- 13
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
- 4.441 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 18399 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.141 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 18398 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000fvm. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:26 PM UTC.