M3.0 earthquake 1 km WSW of College, Alaska
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 1 km WSW of College, Alaska on Wed, Jun 27, 1973, 5:42 AM GMT-9 (14:42 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 3 km S of Badger, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-06-27 14:42:36 UTC
- Depth
- 14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 64.852° N, 147.829° 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
- 10
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.23 km S of Badger, Alaska · 19437 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.118 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 19412 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.846 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 19390 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.315 km SW of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 19388 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.032 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 19386 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00002ee. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:04 AM UTC.