M3.1 earthquake 25 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 25 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska on Mon, Nov 9, 1987, 10:38 AM AKST (19:38 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 20 km NNW of Girdwood, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-11-09 19:38:26 UTC
- Depth
- 29.2 km (18.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 60.991° N, 148.542° 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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.848 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 14166 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.220 km NNW of Girdwood, Alaska · 14145 days ago · 39 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.4Southern Alaska · 14144 days ago · 36 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.32 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 14144 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.76 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 14144 days ago · 38 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.62 km E of Houston, Alaska · 14143 days ago · 34 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.637 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 14142 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.56 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 14140 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.85 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 14137 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003a0n. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:59 AM UTC.