M2.6 earthquake 68 km W of Cantwell, Alaska
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 68 km W of Cantwell, Alaska on Wed, May 16, 1973, 2:44 AM GMT-9 (11:44 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 64 km N of Petersville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-05-16 11:44:03 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 63.333° N, 150.310° 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
- 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
- 4.764 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 19485 days ago · 128 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.870 km NE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 19480 days ago · 34 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.061 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 19478 days ago · 128 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.140 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 19467 days ago · 38 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.672 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 19449 days ago · 112 km deep · 7 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00001uk. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:26 AM UTC.