Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 64 km E of Noatak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 64 km E of Noatak, Alaska on Sun, Oct 18, 1981, 9:06 PM GMT-10 (07:06 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 50 km ESE of Red Dog Mine, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-10-19 07:06:58 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
67.583° N, 161.447° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.350 km ESE of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 16409 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 3.447 km ESE of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 16409 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.864 km ESE of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 16409 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 3.640 km E of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 16409 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 3.950 km E of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 16409 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 3.260 km E of Noatak, Alaska · 16392 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 3.248 km ESE of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 16382 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 3.443 km E of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 16382 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 2.957 km ESE of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 16409 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.254 km ESE of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 16409 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 3.349 km ESE of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 16410 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 3.942 km ESE of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 16410 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 3.753 km ESE of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 16410 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 3.942 km ESE of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 16410 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 3.444 km ESE of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 16427 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.452 km ENE of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 16430 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001gjc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:19 AM UTC.