M3.2 earthquake 11 km S of Lowell Point, Alaska
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 11 km S of Lowell Point, Alaska on Thu, Apr 26, 1979, 2:34 AM GMT-10 (12:34 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 4 km SW of Chenega, 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 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-04-26 12:34:07 UTC
- Depth
- 36.0 km (22.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 59.966° N, 149.415° 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.
- Stations used
- 16
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.048 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 17277 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.34 km SW of Chenega, Alaska · 17266 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00010a0. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:13 AM UTC.