M3.0 earthquake 13 km ENE of Willow, Alaska
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 13 km ENE of Willow, Alaska on Mon, Jun 30, 1980, 9:24 AM GMT-9 (18:24 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 20 km ESE of Skwentna, 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
- 1980-06-30 18:24:14 UTC
- Depth
- 30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.791° N, 149.809° 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
- 11
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.320 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 16881 days ago · 80 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.024 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 16872 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.714 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 16855 days ago · 73 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00018kd. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:12 AM UTC.