M4.6 earthquake 119 km SW of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 119 km SW of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Nov 24, 1979, 12:19 AM GMT-11 (11:19 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 142 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-11-24 11:19:43 UTC
- Depth
- 47.0 km (29.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.253° N, 178.049° 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
- 47
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 17112 days ago · 58 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.8216 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 17105 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.5175 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 17073 days ago · 57 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.8142 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 17060 days ago · 50 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000145z. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:11 PM UTC.