M3.4 earthquake 8 km E of Willow, Alaska
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 8 km E of Willow, Alaska on Wed, May 30, 1979, 7:22 PM GMT-9 (04:22 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 45 km S of Skwentna, 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 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-05-31 04:22:54 UTC
- Depth
- 55.0 km (34.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.735° N, 149.881° 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
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.118 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 17258 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.226 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 17253 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.745 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 17253 days ago · 113 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.027 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 17249 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.021 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 17238 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.016 km NW of Girdwood, Alaska · 17236 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000110v. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:36 AM UTC.