M3.8 earthquake 1 km SW of Badger, Alaska
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 1 km SW of Badger, Alaska on Tue, Jun 19, 1973, 7:13 AM GMT-9 (16:13 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-06-19 16:13:13 UTC
- Depth
- 26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 64.791° N, 147.548° 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
- 17
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.01 km WSW of College, Alaska · 19445 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.23 km S of Badger, Alaska · 19438 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.118 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 19413 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000029n. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:32 PM UTC.