M3.2 earthquake 17 km SW of Hope, Alaska
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 17 km SW of Hope, Alaska on Fri, Nov 3, 1978, 2:17 AM GMT-10 (12:17 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 17 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-11-03 12:17:26 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 60.829° N, 149.895° 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
- 20
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
- 3.917 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 17453 days ago · 73 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.830 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 17439 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000x8d. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:37 AM UTC.