M6.7 earthquake 121 km SE of Chignik, Alaska
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 121 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Mon, Feb 12, 1979, 7:34 PM GMT-10 (05:34 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.7 (ms), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-02-13 05:34:25 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 55.453° N, 157.162° 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
- 248
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.7 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4127 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 17395 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.8118 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 17395 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.5114 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 17395 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.0129 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 17395 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.4133 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 17394 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.4south of Alaska · 17394 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.5122 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 17391 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000yu0 (also filed as gcmtz021379a, ushis3505, gcmt19790213053425, iscgem669695). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:16 AM UTC.