M3.0 earthquake 29 km ENE of Kodiak, Alaska
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 29 km ENE of Kodiak, Alaska on Mon, Mar 5, 1973, 5:52 AM GMT-10 (15:52 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 102 km NE of Ouzinkie, 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, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-03-05 15:52:50 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 57.887° N, 151.945° 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
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00000u8. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:31 PM UTC.