M3.3 earthquake 26 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 26 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska on Fri, Oct 23, 1987, 9:06 PM AKDT (05:06 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 36 km N of Chickaloon, 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 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-10-24 05:06:45 UTC
- Depth
- 21.4 km (13.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.580° N, 147.780° 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.436 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 14213 days ago · 37 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.94 km ESE of Wasilla, Alaska · 14202 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.738 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 14198 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.125 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 14197 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.324 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 14178 days ago · 37 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.533 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 14168 days ago · 36 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.050 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 14167 days ago · 36 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.848 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 14166 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.513 km WNW of Nelchina, Alaska · 14165 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00039j6. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:45 AM UTC.