M2.7 earthquake 6 km ENE of Healy, Alaska
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Healy, Alaska on Thu, Dec 4, 1980, 6:05 PM GMT-10 (04:05 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 54 km WSW of Clear, Alaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-12-05 04:05:33 UTC
- Depth
- 11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 63.869° N, 148.843° 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
- 17
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.054 km WSW of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 16720 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.351 km ENE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 16714 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.021 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 16672 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001b5h. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:24 AM UTC.