M5.3 earthquake 72 km SE of False Pass, Alaska
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 72 km SE of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Nov 12, 1975, 3:54 PM GMT-11 (02:54 UTC), 33 km (21 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), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-11-13 02:54:01 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 54.371° N, 162.656° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 91
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.763 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 18554 days ago · 45 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.466 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 18534 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000djh (also filed as iscgem721666). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:28 AM UTC.