M4.6 earthquake 84 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 84 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, Dec 27, 1974, 1:11 PM GMT-11 (00:11 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-12-28 00:11:53 UTC
- Depth
- 44.0 km (27.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 54.192° N, 162.772° 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
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3124 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 18874 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.3125 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 18873 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.6152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 18868 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000997. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:31 AM UTC.