M5.3 earthquake 138 km S of False Pass, Alaska
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 138 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Nov 28, 1974, 5:31 AM GMT-11 (16:31 UTC), 32 km (20 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
- 5.3 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-11-28 16:31:58 UTC
- Depth
- 32.0 km (19.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 53.621° N, 163.703° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 53
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3127 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 18928 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.486 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 18912 days ago · 30 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.684 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 18909 days ago · 44 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.3124 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 18879 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.3125 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 18879 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00008xs. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:50 PM UTC.