M3.6 earthquake 23 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 23 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska on Wed, Apr 5, 1978, 6:44 PM GMT-10 (04:44 UTC), 130 km (81 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 31 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-04-06 04:44:04 UTC
- Depth
- 130.0 km (80.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 64.081° N, 148.651° 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
- 24
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.731 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 17685 days ago · 30 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.412 km NE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 17677 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000txv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:30 AM UTC.