M4.4 earthquake 127 km SE of Chignik, Alaska
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 127 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Mon, Feb 12, 1979, 8:24 PM GMT-10 (06:24 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 129 km SE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-02-13 06:24:00 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 55.556° N, 156.845° 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
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8118 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 17396 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.5114 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 17396 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.0129 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 17396 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.5128 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 17396 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.4133 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 17396 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.4south of Alaska · 17395 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.5122 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 17392 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 usp0000yu1. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:10 AM UTC.