M3.0 earthquake 65 km ESE of Mud Bay, Alaska
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 65 km ESE of Mud Bay, Alaska on Sat, Nov 14, 1987, 7:26 AM AKST (16:26 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 21 km S of Mud Bay, 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
- 1987-11-14 16:26:20 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 59.038° N, 134.263° 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
- 4.021 km S of Mud Bay, Alaska · 14191 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.925 km SSE of Mud Bay, Alaska · 14188 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003a4e. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 9:41 PM UTC.