M2.7 earthquake 8 km SSW of Willow, Alaska
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 8 km SSW of Willow, Alaska on Mon, Apr 16, 1979, 4:59 PM GMT-10 (02:59 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 14 km E 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
- 2.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-04-17 02:59:20 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.677° N, 150.116° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.014 km E of Susitna, Alaska · 17311 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.918 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 17303 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.48 km E of Willow, Alaska · 17281 days ago · 55 km deep · 14 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001035. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:04 AM UTC.