M2.4 earthquake 36 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 36 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska on Thu, Nov 29, 1979, 5:25 PM GMT-10 (03:25 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 26 km NE of Willow, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-11-30 03:25:35 UTC
- Depth
- 30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 62.071° N, 149.057° 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
- 18
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.926 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 17079 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.234 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 17070 days ago · 63 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.720 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 17063 days ago · 66 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.018 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 17063 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.230 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 17055 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000149e. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:22 AM UTC.