M3.5 earthquake 12 km N of Sunrise, Alaska
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 12 km N of Sunrise, Alaska on Fri, Jan 12, 1979, 1:14 PM GMT-10 (23:14 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 8 km NNE of Sunrise, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-01-12 23:14:16 UTC
- Depth
- 34.0 km (21.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 60.999° N, 149.424° 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
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.68 km NNE of Sunrise, Alaska · 17405 days ago · 49 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.024 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 17394 days ago · 32 km deep · 39 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ydk. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:17 AM UTC.