M3.0 earthquake 24 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 24 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska on Wed, Feb 7, 1979, 3:33 AM GMT-10 (13:33 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 26 km NW of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-02-07 13:33:29 UTC
- Depth
- 32.0 km (19.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.034° N, 150.149° 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
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.326 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 17381 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.011 km NNE of Sunrise, Alaska · 17359 days ago · 41 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.725 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 17353 days ago · 92 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.921 km E of Moose Pass, Alaska · 17346 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
Before
- 3.68 km NNE of Sunrise, Alaska · 17405 days ago · 49 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.512 km N of Sunrise, Alaska · 17419 days ago · 34 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.535 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 17420 days ago · 48 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.823 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 17422 days ago · 63 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.87 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 17424 days ago · 85 km deep · 66 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000yr7. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.