M3.5 earthquake 35 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 35 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska on Fri, Jan 12, 1979, 2:06 AM GMT-10 (12:06 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 24 km NE of Susitna North, 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 12:06:31 UTC
- Depth
- 48.0 km (29.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.832° N, 150.804° 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
- 19
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.459 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 17413 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.719 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 17404 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.024 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 17402 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.510 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 17400 days ago · 107 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.924 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 17392 days ago · 54 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.326 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 17389 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.714 km N of Susitna North, Alaska · 17382 days ago · 34 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ydd. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:30 AM UTC.