M3.4 earthquake 18 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 18 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska on Sat, Jul 7, 1973, 3:37 PM GMT-9 (00:37 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 40 km E of Chenega, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-07-08 00:37:02 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 60.803° N, 147.003° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.325 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 19418 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.049 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 19393 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.740 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 19393 days ago · 43 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.747 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 19392 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.147 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 19380 days ago · 49 km deep · 39 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00002m1. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:36 AM UTC.