Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 21 km NNW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 21 km NNW of Willow, Alaska on Sat, Dec 12, 1987, 4:14 AM AKST (13:14 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 23 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1987-12-12 13:14:10 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.927° N, 150.168° 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.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.623 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 14147 days ago · 109 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.4Southern Alaska · 14144 days ago · 36 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.32 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 14144 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.76 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 14144 days ago · 38 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.62 km E of Houston, Alaska · 14143 days ago · 34 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.428 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 14141 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.033 km E of Chase, Alaska · 14141 days ago · -3 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.168 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 14141 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.56 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 14140 days ago · 36 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.228 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 14139 days ago · 39 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.641 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 14137 days ago · 71 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.127 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 14137 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.85 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 14137 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.810 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 14136 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.53 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 14134 days ago · 41 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.59 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 14133 days ago · 39 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.56 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 14131 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.27 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 14131 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 3.221 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 14131 days ago · 57 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.927 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 14130 days ago · 105 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.218 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 14130 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 2.322 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 14129 days ago · 49 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 2.826 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 14127 days ago · 67 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.413 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 14126 days ago · 52 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 2.323 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 14124 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 3.215 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 14120 days ago · 86 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 3.18 km SE of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 14117 days ago · 40 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 2.732 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 14111 days ago · 92 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 2.634 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 14110 days ago · 77 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 2.827 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 14109 days ago · 74 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 2.36 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 14109 days ago · 40 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 2.831 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 14108 days ago · 64 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 2.59 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 14108 days ago · 37 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 2.434 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 14104 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 3.533 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 14168 days ago · 36 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.324 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 14177 days ago · 37 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003b7q. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:41 AM UTC.