M3.8 earthquake 5 km ESE of Willow, Alaska
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 5 km ESE of Willow, Alaska on Tue, Jan 3, 1984, 2:40 AM AKST (11:40 UTC), 62 km (39 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 27 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-01-03 11:40:09 UTC
- Depth
- 62.1 km (38.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.738° N, 149.943° 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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.127 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 15571 days ago · 72 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.323 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 15569 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.99 km S of Knik, Alaska · 15549 days ago · 43 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.58 km W of Hope, Alaska · 15549 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002109. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:58 AM UTC.