M3.0 earthquake 7 km ESE of Willow, Alaska
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 7 km ESE of Willow, Alaska on Thu, Mar 25, 1976, 10:32 AM GMT-10 (20:32 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 19 km S of Trapper Creek, 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
- 1976-03-25 20:32:53 UTC
- Depth
- 53.0 km (32.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.712° N, 149.907° 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
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.119 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 18423 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.441 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 18399 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.141 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 18398 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000fmj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:27 AM UTC.