M3.3 earthquake 25 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 25 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska on Tue, Jul 24, 1973, 4:50 AM GMT-9 (13:50 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 47 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-07-24 13:50:41 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.607° N, 147.426° 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
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.049 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 19393 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.147 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 19380 days ago · 49 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.521 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 19374 days ago · 29 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.251 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 19372 days ago · 32 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.521 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 19372 days ago · 57 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.29 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 19368 days ago · 40 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00002ug. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:12 AM UTC.