M3.6 earthquake 20 km NE of Fox, Alaska
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 20 km NE of Fox, Alaska on Thu, May 31, 1973, 7:52 PM GMT-9 (04:52 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 29 km NNW of Pleasant Valley, 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
- 1973-06-01 04:52:44 UTC
- Depth
- 32.0 km (19.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 65.061° N, 147.260° 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
- 14
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.54 km WNW of Moose Creek, Alaska · 19456 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.029 km NNW of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 19454 days ago · 29 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.81 km SW of Badger, Alaska · 19453 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.01 km WSW of College, Alaska · 19445 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.23 km S of Badger, Alaska · 19438 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00001zz. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:03 AM UTC.