M3.2 earthquake 9 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 9 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska on Tue, Sep 11, 1973, 12:17 PM GMT-9 (21:17 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 9 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-09-11 21:17:41 UTC
- Depth
- 40.0 km (24.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 60.915° N, 146.829° 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
- 14
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 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.79 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 19347 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.227 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 19341 days ago · 84 km deep · 19 km away
Before
- 3.521 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 19379 days ago · 57 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.251 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 19379 days ago · 32 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.521 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 19381 days ago · 29 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.147 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 19387 days ago · 49 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.747 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 19400 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.049 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 19400 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00003dj. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC.