M4.5 earthquake 105 km S of False Pass, Alaska
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 105 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, Jun 8, 1976, 1:31 AM GMT-10 (11:31 UTC), 49 km (30 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 108 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-06-08 11:31:35 UTC
- Depth
- 49.0 km (30.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 53.910° N, 163.457° 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
- 35
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000gsn. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:10 AM UTC.