M3.4 earthquake 56 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 56 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska on Tue, Jul 31, 1979, 12:27 AM GMT-9 (09:27 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-07-31 09:27:28 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 59.637° N, 152.804° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000125x. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:22 AM UTC.