M3.4 earthquake 155 km S of McCarthy, Alaska
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 155 km S of McCarthy, Alaska on Thu, Nov 22, 1979, 3:26 AM GMT-9 (12:26 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 85 km WNW 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
- 3.4 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-11-22 12:26:17 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 60.067° N, 142.370° 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
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.585 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17105 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.9107 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17089 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.4100 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17077 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.096 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17054 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000144r. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:52 AM UTC.