M2.9 earthquake 26 km NE of Willow, Alaska
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 26 km NE of Willow, Alaska on Tue, Dec 18, 1979, 8:43 PM GMT-10 (06:43 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 1 km NNW 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
- 2.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-12-19 06:43:46 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.930° N, 149.729° 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
- 11
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.51 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 17074 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.234 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 17070 days ago · 63 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.230 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 17055 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00014kj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.