M3.2 earthquake 60 km E of Noatak, Alaska
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 60 km E of Noatak, Alaska on Thu, Nov 5, 1981, 8:46 AM GMT-11 (19:46 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 43 km E of Red Dog Mine, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-11-05 19:46:56 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 67.562° N, 161.552° 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 12 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.248 km ESE of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 16382 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.443 km E of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 16381 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
Before
- 3.950 km E of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 16409 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.640 km E of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 16409 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.864 km ESE of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 16409 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.447 km ESE of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 16409 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.350 km ESE of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 16409 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.064 km E of Noatak, Alaska · 16409 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.957 km ESE of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 16409 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.254 km ESE of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 16409 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.349 km ESE of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 16410 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.942 km ESE of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 16410 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.753 km ESE of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 16410 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.942 km ESE of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 16410 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001gts. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:06 AM UTC.