M3.0 earthquake 31 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 31 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska on Mon, Nov 19, 1973, 6:02 PM GMT-10 (04:02 UTC), 57 km (35 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 17 km NE of Chase, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-11-20 04:02:58 UTC
- Depth
- 57.0 km (35.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 62.029° N, 149.046° 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
- 18
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.023 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 19285 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.117 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 19283 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000476. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:38 AM UTC.