Alaska earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 73 km W of Pelican, Alaska

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 73 km W of Pelican, Alaska on Thu, Aug 2, 1973, 7:01 PM PDT (02:01 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 70 km WSW of Pelican, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1973-08-03 02:01:39 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.866° N, 137.459° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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
9

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.870 km WSW of Pelican, Alaska · 19413 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 3.3110 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 19409 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 4.793 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 19424 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.079 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 19425 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 3.886 km WSW of Pelican, Alaska · 19436 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 5.0100 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 19439 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.6105 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 19441 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 3.963 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 19447 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 5.497 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 19447 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 4.159 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 19448 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 4.6Southeastern Alaska · 19448 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 4.558 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 19449 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00002z3. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:17 PM UTC.