M3.0 earthquake 7 km S of Badger, Alaska
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 7 km S of Badger, Alaska on Wed, May 16, 1979, 12:57 AM GMT-9 (09:57 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 15 km SW of Salcha, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-05-16 09:57:13 UTC
- Depth
- 14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 64.733° N, 147.558° 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
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.215 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 17294 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.211 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 17291 days ago · 34 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.025 km SW of Ester, Alaska · 17291 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.653 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 17273 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00010p7. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:16 AM UTC.