M3.7 earthquake 119 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 119 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, Nov 10, 1979, 10:53 PM GMT-9 (07:53 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 107 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
- 3.7 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-11-11 07:53:46 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 60.651° N, 141.408° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.768 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17116 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.4155 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 17106 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.585 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17106 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.9107 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17089 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.4100 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17078 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00013ys. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:48 PM UTC.