M4.6 earthquake 59 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 59 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska on Fri, May 4, 1979, 9:50 PM GMT-9 (06:50 UTC), 77 km (48 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-05-05 06:50:38 UTC
- Depth
- 77.0 km (47.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 62.974° N, 148.231° 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
- 64
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.474 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 17295 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.041 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 17273 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.858 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 17255 days ago · 86 km deep · 71 km away
Before
- 3.927 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 17317 days ago · 119 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.237 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 17318 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.582 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 17321 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.333 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 17332 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00010ex. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:24 AM UTC.