M3.0 earthquake 41 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 41 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska on Fri, Dec 29, 1978, 11:40 PM GMT-10 (09:40 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 24 km NE of Susitna North, 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
- 1978-12-30 09:40:54 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 62.165° N, 147.898° 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
- 10
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
- 4.924 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 17384 days ago · 54 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.714 km N of Susitna North, Alaska · 17374 days ago · 34 km deep · 100 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000y6m. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:02 AM UTC.