M3.6 earthquake 35 km NW of Beluga, Alaska
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 35 km NW of Beluga, Alaska on Thu, Sep 27, 1973, 3:34 PM GMT-9 (00:34 UTC), 82 km (51 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 40 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-09-28 00:34:46 UTC
- Depth
- 82.0 km (51.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 61.394° N, 151.480° 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
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.548 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 19329 days ago · 87 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.940 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 19318 days ago · 69 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.022 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 19302 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00003ka. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.