M3.1 earthquake 8 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 8 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska on Wed, Oct 7, 1981, 4:16 PM GMT-9 (01:16 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 5 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-10-08 01:16:12 UTC
- Depth
- 26.3 km (16.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.843° N, 148.856° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.75 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 16419 days ago · 65 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.25 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 16404 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.619 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 16361 days ago · 63 km deep · 28 km away
Before
- 4.729 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 16432 days ago · 58 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.210 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 16437 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.025 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 16440 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.133 km E of Chase, Alaska · 16443 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.024 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 16450 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001gbh. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:50 PM UTC.