M3.5 earthquake 16 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 16 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska on Sat, Aug 17, 1974, 10:37 PM GMT-9 (07:37 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 19 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-08-18 07:37:14 UTC
- Depth
- 51.0 km (31.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 60.368° N, 150.640° 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
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.75 km SSE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 19014 days ago · 86 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.315 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 19013 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.619 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 19010 days ago · 100 km deep · 58 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00007nv. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:34 PM UTC.