M3.8 earthquake 70 km WSW of Pelican, Alaska
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 70 km WSW of Pelican, Alaska on Wed, Aug 8, 1973, 11:28 PM PDT (06:28 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-08-09 06:28:23 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 57.830° N, 137.390° 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
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 3.573 km W of Pelican, Alaska · 19420 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.793 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 19425 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.079 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 19426 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.886 km WSW of Pelican, Alaska · 19437 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.0100 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 19439 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.6105 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 19442 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000031k. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:18 PM UTC.