M3.0 earthquake 15 km NNE of Healy, Alaska
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 15 km NNE of Healy, Alaska on Wed, Nov 24, 1982, 12:15 PM GMT-10 (22:15 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 33 km W of Ferry, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-11-24 22:15:10 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 63.976° N, 148.794° 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
- 3.133 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 15985 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.531 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 15973 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001r3n. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC.