M4.8 earthquake 39 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 39 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska on Fri, Dec 14, 1973, 6:25 PM GMT-10 (04:25 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-12-15 04:25:07 UTC
- Depth
- 52.0 km (32.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 58.410° N, 153.056° 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
- 42
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.864 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 19260 days ago · 61 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.935 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 19244 days ago · 53 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.070 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 19243 days ago · 62 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.641 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 19225 days ago · 61 km deep · 86 km away
Before
- 4.265 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 19289 days ago · 39 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.05 km NE of Kodiak Station, Alaska · 19293 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.224 km W of Port Lions, Alaska · 19312 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.326 km WSW of Port Lions, Alaska · 19312 days ago · 55 km deep · 73 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00004j4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:39 AM UTC.