M3.2 earthquake 51 km S of Glacier View, Alaska
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 51 km S of Glacier View, Alaska on Fri, Sep 7, 1973, 5:22 PM GMT-9 (02:22 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 21 km NW 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
- 3.2 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-09-08 02:22:29 UTC
- Depth
- 32.0 km (19.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.345° N, 147.636° 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
- 11
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.521 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 19372 days ago · 57 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.29 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 19369 days ago · 40 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.523 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 19354 days ago · 46 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.79 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 19340 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.227 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 19334 days ago · 84 km deep · 54 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00003c6. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:58 AM UTC.