M3.2 earthquake 2 km SSE of Salcha, Alaska
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 2 km SSE of Salcha, Alaska on Thu, Nov 16, 1978, 7:54 AM GMT-10 (17:54 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 10 km NNE of Fox, 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
- 1978-11-16 17:54:02 UTC
- Depth
- 7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 64.502° N, 146.873° 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
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.310 km NNE of Fox, Alaska · 17459 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.861 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 17446 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.565 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 17445 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.560 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 17435 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000xfz. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC.