M2.7 earthquake 11 km ESE of Ferry, Alaska
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 11 km ESE of Ferry, Alaska on Wed, Dec 23, 1981, 3:08 PM GMT-10 (01:08 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.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-12-24 01:08:24 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 63.992° N, 148.878° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.934 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 16343 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.931 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 16343 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.06 km ESE of Ferry, Alaska · 16342 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.236 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 16339 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.457 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 16323 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001hmg. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:25 PM UTC.