M4.4 earthquake 86 km S of False Pass, Alaska
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 86 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Dec 25, 1974, 12:14 AM GMT-11 (11:14 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 84 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-12-25 11:14:40 UTC
- Depth
- 30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 54.076° N, 163.377° 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
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.684 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 18904 days ago · 44 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.3124 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 18875 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.3125 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 18874 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.6152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 18869 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000986. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:07 AM UTC.