M3.3 earthquake 10 km SW of Willow, Alaska
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 10 km SW of Willow, Alaska on Tue, Jul 6, 1982, 10:48 AM GMT-9 (19:48 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 9 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-07-06 19:48:11 UTC
- Depth
- 17.8 km (11.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.687° N, 150.190° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.39 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 16146 days ago · 59 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.08 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 16119 days ago · 37 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.23 km WSW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 16102 days ago · 39 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.816 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 16093 days ago · 93 km deep · 62 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001nag. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:15 PM UTC.