M3.2 earthquake 37 km NW of Willow, Alaska
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 37 km NW of Willow, Alaska on Thu, Nov 23, 1978, 10:50 PM GMT-10 (08:50 UTC), 77 km (48 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 16 km NNE of Susitna North, 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 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-11-24 08:50:45 UTC
- Depth
- 77.0 km (47.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 61.992° N, 150.515° 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
- 29
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.716 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 17460 days ago · 74 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.838 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 17455 days ago · 92 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.917 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 17454 days ago · 73 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.41 km S of Willow, Alaska · 17428 days ago · 34 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.535 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 17420 days ago · 48 km deep · 23 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000xm2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:42 AM UTC.