M4.9 earthquake 202 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 202 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Tue, Feb 13, 1973, 9:11 PM GMT-10 (07:11 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-02-14 07:11:32 UTC
- Depth
- 32.0 km (19.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 53.770° N, 158.898° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 46
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 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 usp00000h8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:10 PM UTC.