M3.0 earthquake 7 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska on Fri, Dec 7, 1973, 9:46 AM GMT-10 (19:46 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 40 km NNW 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
- 3.0 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-12-07 19:46:09 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 60.841° N, 146.808° 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
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.740 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 19272 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.824 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 19234 days ago · 40 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.039 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 19234 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.636 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 19234 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.235 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 19234 days ago · 32 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.840 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 19234 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.630 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 19234 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.526 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 19231 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.840 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 19225 days ago · 69 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.123 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 19225 days ago · 48 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.618 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 19222 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00004fg. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:58 PM UTC.