M3.0 earthquake 46 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 46 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska on Tue, Nov 7, 1978, 7:44 PM GMT-10 (05:44 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 54 km NNE of Petersville, 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
- 1978-11-08 05:44:06 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 62.374° N, 149.074° 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
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.854 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 17479 days ago · 122 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.535 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 17469 days ago · 74 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.237 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 17469 days ago · 77 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.716 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 17460 days ago · 74 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.737 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 17443 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.041 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 17433 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.41 km S of Willow, Alaska · 17428 days ago · 34 km deep · 87 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000xbb. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC.