M3.6 earthquake 28 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 28 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska on Wed, Feb 7, 1973, 8:52 AM GMT-10 (18:52 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 7 km W of Willow, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-02-07 18:52:23 UTC
- Depth
- 45.0 km (28.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.263° N, 150.478° 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
- 17
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.87 km W of Willow, Alaska · 19584 days ago · 54 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.117 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 19569 days ago · 64 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.012 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 19548 days ago · 37 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.88 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 19527 days ago · 39 km deep · 54 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00000er. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:36 AM UTC.