M4.8 earthquake 99 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 99 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, Jun 4, 1973, 4:58 PM GMT-10 (02:58 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-06-05 02:58:15 UTC
- Depth
- 17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 54.036° N, 164.041° 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
- 46
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 6.096 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 19479 days ago · 30 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.5147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 19496 days ago · 30 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.9147 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 19496 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.3144 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 19496 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000214. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC.