Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 39 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 39 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska on Thu, Jan 24, 1974, 11:17 AM GMT-9 (20:17 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 23 km S of Glacier View, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.0 (ml), minor
Local time: Thu, Jan 24, 1974, 11:17 AM GMT-9
UTC: 1974-01-24 20:17:24 UTC
Depth: 20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 61.467° N, 147.427° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 13

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

4.824 km S of Glacier View, AlaskaThu, Jan 24, 9:43 AM GMT-9 · 19242 days ago · 40 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000511. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC.