M3.2 earthquake 26 km WNW of Willow, Alaska
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 26 km WNW of Willow, Alaska on Wed, Jun 27, 1979, 5:09 PM GMT-9 (02:09 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 3.2 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-06-28 02:09:47 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.828° N, 150.517° 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
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.745 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 17253 days ago · 113 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.027 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 17249 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.021 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 17238 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.033 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 17217 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.117 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 17215 days ago · 99 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.041 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 17212 days ago · 117 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.324 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 17210 days ago · 81 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.125 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 17205 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00011k7. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:04 AM UTC.