M3.7 earthquake 6 km WNW of Salcha, Alaska
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 6 km WNW of Salcha, Alaska on Tue, Nov 14, 1978, 12:27 PM GMT-10 (22:27 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 61 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-11-14 22:27:45 UTC
- Depth
- 25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 64.540° N, 147.031° 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
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.22 km SSE of Salcha, Alaska · 17477 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.310 km NNE of Fox, Alaska · 17459 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.861 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 17446 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.565 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 17445 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.560 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 17435 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000xey. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC.