Alaska earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 158 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 158 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Sat, Mar 27, 2021, 11:52 PM AKDT (07:52 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-03-28 07:52:01 UTC
Depth
13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.433° N, 163.638° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 3.6 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
168°
Stations used
138

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000dx4w (also filed as ak0214008dqy). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:29 PM UTC.