Alaska earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 98 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 98 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska on Sun, Jun 17, 1979, 9:58 AM GMT-8 (17:58 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 101 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1979-06-17 17:58:20 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.215° N, 140.874° 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
31

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.591 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17264 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.6101 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17257 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 3.5119 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17253 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 3.788 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17249 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 3.195 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17248 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 3.398 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17231 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 3.674 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17209 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 3.074 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17266 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 3.8103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17267 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 4.0101 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17271 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.2103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17278 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 3.6102 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17293 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.2102 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 17293 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00011cs. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.