M4.4 earthquake 88 km S of False Pass, Alaska
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 88 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Sat, May 3, 1975, 12:26 AM GMT-10 (10:26 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 92 km S 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
- 1975-05-03 10:26:11 UTC
- Depth
- 34.0 km (21.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 54.062° N, 163.249° 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
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.692 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 18766 days ago · 49 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.487 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 18757 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.9102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 18748 days ago · 75 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000awe. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:15 AM UTC.