M3.4 earthquake 1 km S of Willow, Alaska
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 1 km S of Willow, Alaska on Thu, Jan 4, 1979, 5:35 AM GMT-10 (15:35 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 35 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-01-04 15:35:04 UTC
- Depth
- 34.0 km (21.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.732° N, 150.037° 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
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.535 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 17420 days ago · 48 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.512 km N of Sunrise, Alaska · 17419 days ago · 34 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.68 km NNE of Sunrise, Alaska · 17405 days ago · 49 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.719 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 17396 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.024 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 17394 days ago · 32 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.510 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 17392 days ago · 107 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.924 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 17384 days ago · 54 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.326 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 17381 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.714 km N of Susitna North, Alaska · 17374 days ago · 34 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000y9q. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.