M3.6 earthquake 73 km E of Noatak, Alaska
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 73 km E of Noatak, Alaska on Mon, Jul 6, 1981, 11:19 PM GMT-10 (09:19 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 76 km E of Noatak, 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
- 3.6 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-07-07 09:19:25 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 67.667° N, 161.244° 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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.669 km ESE of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 16520 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.276 km E of Noatak, Alaska · 16515 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.560 km ENE of Noatak, Alaska · 16515 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.047 km ESE of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 16515 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.3northern Alaska · 16515 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.8northern Alaska · 16514 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.966 km ESE of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 16514 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.956 km E of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 16513 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.576 km ESE of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 16511 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.162 km ESE of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 16501 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.263 km ESE of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 16493 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ejm. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:59 AM UTC.