M3.2 earthquake 31 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 31 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska on Fri, Jul 24, 1987, 9:14 AM AKDT (17:14 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 Southern 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
- 1987-07-24 17:14:28 UTC
- Depth
- 40.5 km (25.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 62.056° N, 147.955° 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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.7Southern Alaska · 14277 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.014 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 14274 days ago · 40 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.021 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 14251 days ago · 41 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00036xa. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.