M3.4 earthquake 65 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 65 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Fri, May 25, 1973, 2:07 PM GMT-9 (23:07 UTC), 98 km (61 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 20 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-05-25 23:07:51 UTC
- Depth
- 98.0 km (60.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.436° N, 152.564° 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
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.420 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 19476 days ago · 171 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.018 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 19440 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.720 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 19423 days ago · 95 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.121 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 19421 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00001xq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:48 AM UTC.