Alaska earthquakes

M5.8 earthquake 66 km E of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 66 km E of Chenega, Alaska on Sun, Apr 5, 1964, 9:28 AM GMT-10 (19:28 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.8 (mw), moderate
Local time
UTC
1964-04-05 19:28:19 UTC
Depth
15.2 km (9.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.171° N, 146.827° 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.

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Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.687 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 22812 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 5.625 km SW of Cordova, Alaska · 22812 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 5.677 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 22811 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 5.626 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 22810 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 5.541 km SW of Cordova, Alaska · 22789 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 5.676 km SW of Cordova, Alaska · 22761 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 5.552 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 22815 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 6.067 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 22816 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 5.658 km WSW of Cordova, Alaska · 22816 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 6.078 km S of Cordova, Alaska · 22821 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 5.558 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 22822 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 5.775 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 22822 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 6.356 km WSW of Cordova, Alaska · 22823 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 6.360 km SW of Cordova, Alaska · 22823 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 5.749 km WSW of Cordova, Alaska · 22823 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 6.125 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 22823 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 6.1101 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 22823 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 5.723 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 22823 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 5.7Southern Alaska · 22823 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 5.765 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 22823 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 9.2The 1964 Prince William Sound, Alaska Earthquake · 22823 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 459

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem868414 (also filed as ushis2684). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:24 AM UTC.