M3.8 earthquake 23 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 23 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska on Tue, Jan 9, 1979, 8:25 PM GMT-10 (06:25 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-01-10 06:25:50 UTC
- Depth
- 63.0 km (39.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 60.328° N, 150.527° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.512 km N of Sunrise, Alaska · 17419 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.68 km NNE of Sunrise, Alaska · 17405 days ago · 49 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.024 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 17394 days ago · 32 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000yc3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:22 AM UTC.