M3.4 earthquake 5 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska on Tue, Mar 13, 1979, 9:56 PM GMT-10 (07:56 UTC), 87 km (54 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 5 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-03-14 07:56:31 UTC
- Depth
- 87.0 km (54.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 59.790° N, 151.917° 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
- 19
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.353 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 17355 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.75 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 17355 days ago · 83 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.425 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 17322 days ago · 85 km deep · 58 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000zbs. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.