M2.9 earthquake 10 km N of Glacier View, Alaska
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 10 km N of Glacier View, Alaska on Mon, Dec 7, 1981, 7:45 AM GMT-10 (17:45 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 50 km S of Glacier View, 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
- 2.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-12-07 17:45:40 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.901° N, 147.651° 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
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.050 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 16303 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.711 km WNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 16302 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ha5. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC.