Alaska earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 33 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 33 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska on Tue, Dec 8, 1987, 5:14 AM AKST (14:14 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1987-12-08 14:14:32 UTC
Depth
35.7 km (22.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.078° N, 148.713° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.513 km WNW of Nelchina, Alaska · 14165 days ago · 43 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 3.021 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 14164 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.62 km E of Houston, Alaska · 14142 days ago · 34 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.428 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 14141 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.033 km E of Chase, Alaska · 14141 days ago · -3 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.168 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 14140 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.56 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 14140 days ago · 36 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.228 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 14139 days ago · 39 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.127 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 14137 days ago · 37 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.85 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 14137 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.810 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 14136 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.53 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 14134 days ago · 41 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.59 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 14133 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.219 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 14132 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.163 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 14132 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.56 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 14131 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.27 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 14131 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.581 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 14130 days ago · 70 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.218 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 14129 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.042 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 14126 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 2.323 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 14124 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 3.18 km SE of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 14117 days ago · 40 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 2.36 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 14108 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 2.59 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 14108 days ago · 37 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 3.324 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 14177 days ago · 37 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003b2w. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:22 AM UTC.