M3.2 earthquake 37 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 37 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska on Tue, Apr 24, 1979, 10:14 AM GMT-10 (20:14 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 59 km SE of Cantwell, 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
- 1979-04-24 20:14:06 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 62.090° N, 148.121° 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
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.659 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 17307 days ago · 77 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.918 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 17303 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.474 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 17295 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000108y. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.