M3.9 earthquake 11 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 11 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska on Sun, Nov 8, 1981, 6:59 PM GMT-10 (04:59 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 31 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-11-09 04:59:34 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 64.268° N, 149.430° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.44 km WSW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 16379 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.711 km ESE of Ferry, Alaska · 16343 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.934 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 16337 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.931 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 16337 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.06 km ESE of Ferry, Alaska · 16335 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.236 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 16332 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001gvx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:09 AM UTC.