Alaska earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 130 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 130 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska on Wed, Feb 28, 1979, 11:21 PM GMT-9 (08:21 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 95 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1979-03-01 08:21:35 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.597° N, 141.225° 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
8

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 115 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.495 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17374 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 3.2104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17374 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 3.4101 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17374 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 3.3107 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17374 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 3.0101 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17374 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 3.297 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17374 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.090 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17374 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 3.1101 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17373 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.171 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17373 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 3.290 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17373 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 3.452 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17373 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 3.296 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17373 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 5.4106 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17373 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 3.197 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17373 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 4.352 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17373 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 3.179 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17373 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 3.5125 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 17373 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 3.188 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17372 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 3.696 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17372 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 3.397 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17371 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 3.7105 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17371 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 3.7120 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17371 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 3.6106 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17371 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 3.279 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17371 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 3.4122 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17371 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 3.0123 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17371 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 3.395 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17371 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 3.893 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17371 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 3.395 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17370 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 3.7107 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17370 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 4.2103 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17370 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 3.397 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17369 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 3.5106 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17369 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 3.3103 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17369 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 4.1101 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17369 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 4.199 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17369 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 3.3100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17369 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 3.1103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17369 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 3.3103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17369 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 3.1105 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17368 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 3.3102 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17368 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 3.6105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17368 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 3.0129 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 17368 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 3.080 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17368 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 3.2118 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17367 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 3.5129 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 17367 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 3.9108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17367 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 3.7104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17367 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 3.4100 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17366 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 3.8108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17366 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 3.3105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17365 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 3.4101 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17365 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 3.5103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17365 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 3.996 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17365 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 3.5118 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17364 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 3.7106 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17364 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 3.280 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17364 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 3.5102 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17364 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 3.8107 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17364 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 4.299 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17364 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 115.

Before

  1. 3.9102 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17374 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 3.6108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17374 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 3.894 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17374 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 5.4127 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 17374 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 3.475 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17374 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 3.787 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17374 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 3.678 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17374 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 3.1108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17374 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 4.199 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17374 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 3.856 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17374 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 3.4101 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17374 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 3.9106 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17374 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 3.5127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17374 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 4.6100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17374 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 4.191 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17374 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 4.499 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17374 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 3.759 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17374 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 4.0132 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17374 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.899 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17374 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 3.9100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17374 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away

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