M3.0 earthquake Southern Alaska
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck in Southern Alaska on Mon, Nov 6, 1978, 12:17 PM GMT-10 (22:17 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 44 km WSW 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
- 3.0 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-11-06 22:17:19 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 60.351° N, 147.427° 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
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 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 usp0000xae. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 11:26 AM UTC.