M3.6 earthquake 14 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 14 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska on Mon, Sep 8, 1980, 11:25 PM GMT-9 (08:25 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-09-09 08:25:10 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.012° N, 150.905° 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
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.313 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 16795 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.79 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 16791 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00019rf. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:44 AM UTC.