M4.4 earthquake 53 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 53 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska on Sat, Oct 27, 1973, 11:42 AM GMT-9 (20:42 UTC), 118 km (73 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 47 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-10-27 20:42:42 UTC
- Depth
- 118.0 km (73.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 59.841° N, 152.784° 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
- 15
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.440 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 19308 days ago · 141 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.967 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 19305 days ago · 104 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.547 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 19301 days ago · 128 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.054 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 19296 days ago · 119 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.054 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 19270 days ago · 140 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00003yr. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.