M4.1 earthquake 105 km S of Unalaska, Alaska
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 105 km S of Unalaska, Alaska on Sun, Jul 22, 1979, 2:09 PM GMT-9 (23:09 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (ml), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-07-22 23:09:41 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 52.927° N, 166.509° 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
- 5
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000120g. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:20 AM UTC.