M5.4 earthquake 92 km W of Nikolski, Alaska
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 92 km W of Nikolski, Alaska on Sun, Dec 9, 1979, 12:25 PM GMT-10 (22:25 UTC), 102 km (63 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-12-09 22:25:50 UTC
- Depth
- 102.0 km (63.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 52.996° N, 170.238° 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
- 155
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.849 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 17059 days ago · 58 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.6109 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 17055 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.577 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 17045 days ago · 49 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00014e2 (also filed as gcmtb120979c, gcmt19791209222550, iscgem653946). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:09 AM UTC.