M2.8 earthquake 17 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 17 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska on Thu, Oct 23, 1980, 5:51 PM GMT-9 (02:51 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 61 km NE of Whittier, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-10-24 02:51:50 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.931° N, 147.871° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 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 usp0001adh. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:01 PM UTC.