M5.8 earthquake 33 km ESE of Bear Creek, Alaska
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 33 km ESE of Bear Creek, Alaska on Fri, Mar 27, 1964, 8:08 PM GMT-10 (06:08 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.1 25 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1964-03-28 06:08:43 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 60.106° N, 148.798° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Strongest shaking
- VII, very strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VII, very strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 28.1% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 2.8 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.35
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.7Southern Alaska · 22823 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
- 5.723 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 22823 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
- 6.125 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 22823 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
- 6.054 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 22823 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
- 5.933 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 22822 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
- 5.316 km WSW of Whittier, Alaska · 22822 days ago · 29 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.743 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 22822 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.412 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 22822 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.552 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 22816 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.626 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 22810 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem869822 (also filed as ushis2646). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:44 AM UTC.