M3.2 earthquake 90 km S of Lowell Point, Alaska
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 90 km S of Lowell Point, Alaska on Mon, Oct 23, 1978, 1:17 PM GMT-9 (22:17 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 94 km S of Chenega, 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, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-10-23 22:17:49 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 59.260° N, 149.482° 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
- 14
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000x3v. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:54 PM UTC.