M3.6 earthquake 8 km NNE of Sunrise, Alaska
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Sunrise, Alaska on Sat, Jan 27, 1979, 6:48 AM GMT-10 (16:48 UTC), 49 km (30 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 11 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
- 3.6 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-01-27 16:48:11 UTC
- Depth
- 49.0 km (30.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 60.957° N, 149.378° 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
- 15
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.024 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 17394 days ago · 32 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.011 km NNE of Sunrise, Alaska · 17359 days ago · 41 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.725 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 17353 days ago · 92 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.921 km E of Moose Pass, Alaska · 17346 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ym9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:59 PM UTC.