Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 111 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 111 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, Mar 24, 1979, 6:55 PM GMT-9 (03:55 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 98 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1979-03-25 03:55:49 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.627° N, 141.707° 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
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 108 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.0Southern Alaska · 17348 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.9103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17348 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.898 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17347 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.4126 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17346 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 3.2108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17345 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.796 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17345 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 3.094 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17344 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 3.7128 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 17344 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 3.0102 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17343 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 3.4108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17343 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 3.069 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17343 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 3.9Southeastern Alaska · 17339 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 3.597 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17336 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 3.985 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17331 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.9102 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17331 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 3.9114 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17327 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 3.2109 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17326 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 3.596 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17325 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 3.284 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17323 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 3.0105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17322 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 5.3106 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17322 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 4.4101 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17321 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 3.6114 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17321 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 4.0102 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17321 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 4.298 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17320 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 3.091 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17320 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 3.697 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17313 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 3.5106 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17310 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 3.1109 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17307 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 3.4100 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17306 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 4.4105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17301 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 3.590 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17298 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 4.6105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17296 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 4.2102 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17292 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 3.6102 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17292 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 2.9110 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 17350 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.484 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17351 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 3.9108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17351 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 3.392 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17352 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.373 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17352 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.492 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17352 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.8104 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17354 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 3.4104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17355 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 3.1107 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17356 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 3.8116 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17357 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 3.398 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17357 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 3.8110 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17357 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 3.4107 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17357 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 3.372 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17357 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 3.1131 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 17358 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 4.0105 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17358 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 3.676 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17360 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 3.480 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17360 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 3.8103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17361 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 3.1118 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17361 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away

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