M4.4 earthquake 95 km SE of False Pass, Alaska
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 95 km SE of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, Jun 2, 1978, 6:23 AM GMT-10 (16:23 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 129 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
- 1978-06-02 16:23:45 UTC
- Depth
- 21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 54.200° N, 162.454° 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
- 41
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 usp0000uvt. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:54 AM UTC.