M2.9 earthquake 59 km W of Ferry, Alaska
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 59 km W of Ferry, Alaska on Wed, Jul 4, 1979, 4:04 AM GMT-9 (13:04 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 62 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-07-04 13:04:20 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 63.978° N, 150.326° 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
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.962 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 17250 days ago · 130 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.512 km SE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 17215 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00011q6. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:23 PM UTC.