Alaska earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 31 km WNW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 31 km WNW of Willow, Alaska on Sat, Dec 16, 1995, 11:01 PM AKST (08:01 UTC), 49 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 43 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Sat, Dec 16, 1995, 11:01 PM AKST
UTC: 1995-12-17 08:01:07 UTC
Depth: 49.0 km (30.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 61.831° N, 150.598° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.3	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
3.5	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 142 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 142.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak995g4meifp (also filed as usp000794q). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:58 AM UTC.