M4.4 earthquake 90 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 90 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, Feb 12, 1980, 3:18 PM GMT-11 (02:18 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 53 km SE 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
- 1980-02-13 02:18:18 UTC
- Depth
- 48.0 km (29.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 54.138° N, 164.072° 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
- 23
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00015du. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:02 AM UTC.