M3.2 earthquake 34 km NW of Willow, Alaska
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 34 km NW of Willow, Alaska on Fri, Dec 28, 1979, 4:47 AM GMT-10 (14:47 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-12-28 14:47:51 UTC
- Depth
- 63.0 km (39.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.958° N, 150.521° 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
- 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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.721 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 17061 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.230 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 17060 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.134 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 17017 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
Before
- 4.141 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 17077 days ago · 111 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.51 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 17079 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.926 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 17084 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.019 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 17087 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.436 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 17103 days ago · 30 km deep · 77 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00014rh. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:32 AM UTC.