M3.2 earthquake 247 km WSW of Pelican, Alaska
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 247 km WSW of Pelican, Alaska on Mon, Jul 9, 1973, 2:25 AM GMT-8 (10:25 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-07-09 10:25:15 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 57.067° N, 140.015° 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
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00002mz. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:33 PM UTC.