M2.9 earthquake 18 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 18 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska on Wed, May 9, 1979, 5:22 AM GMT-9 (14:22 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 58 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-05-09 14:22:21 UTC
- Depth
- 12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.930° N, 148.921° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.474 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 17302 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.48 km E of Willow, Alaska · 17288 days ago · 55 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.118 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 17265 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.858 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 17262 days ago · 86 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.226 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 17260 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
Before
- 3.014 km E of Susitna, Alaska · 17318 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.237 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 17325 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.78 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 17332 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.333 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 17339 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00010hg. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:37 PM UTC.