M3.0 earthquake 119 km S of McCarthy, Alaska
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 119 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Sun, Jun 17, 1979, 7:52 PM GMT-9 (04:52 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 119 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-06-18 04:52:07 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 60.359° N, 143.022° 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
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00011d7. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 11:27 PM UTC.