M3.2 earthquake 27 km NNE of Chase, Alaska
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 27 km NNE of Chase, Alaska on Sat, Nov 10, 1979, 10:43 PM GMT-10 (08:43 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 61 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-11-11 08:43:06 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 62.662° N, 149.847° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.228 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 17123 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.322 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 17115 days ago · 78 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.364 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 17106 days ago · 144 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.436 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 17105 days ago · 30 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.019 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 17089 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.926 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 17086 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.461 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 17079 days ago · 131 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.234 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 17077 days ago · 63 km deep · 86 km away
Before
- 3.236 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 17139 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.166 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 17141 days ago · 139 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.819 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 17148 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.045 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 17153 days ago · 90 km deep · 74 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00013yt. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:19 PM UTC.