M4.4 earthquake 105 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 105 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Jun 19, 1977, 2:41 PM GMT-10 (00:41 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 83 km S of King Cove, 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
- 1977-06-20 00:41:17 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 53.932° N, 163.771° 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
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000pcn. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 2:08 PM UTC.