M3.9 earthquake 8 km NE of Anchorage, Alaska
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 8 km NE of Anchorage, Alaska on Sun, Jan 26, 1975, 2:23 PM GMT-10 (00:23 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-01-27 00:23:09 UTC
- Depth
- 46.0 km (28.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.277° N, 149.808° 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.
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.70 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 18875 days ago · 42 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.913 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 18845 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.923 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 18831 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
Before
- 3.014 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 18877 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.824 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 18886 days ago · 70 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.812 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 18890 days ago · 66 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.87 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 18901 days ago · 63 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.923 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 18902 days ago · 66 km deep · 70 km away
- 5.121 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 18904 days ago · 62 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.65 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 18904 days ago · 67 km deep · 52 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00009pn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:03 AM UTC.