M3.1 earthquake Central Alaska
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Sun, Apr 1, 1979, 4:15 PM GMT-10 (02:15 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 33 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-04-02 02:15:31 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 64.810° N, 147.427° 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
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.333 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 17317 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.016 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 17314 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.356 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 17311 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.07 km S of Badger, Alaska · 17296 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.215 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 17294 days ago · 28 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.211 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 17291 days ago · 34 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.025 km SW of Ester, Alaska · 17291 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ztb. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:14 AM UTC.