Alaska earthquakes

M6.1 earthquake 25 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 25 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska on Sat, Mar 28, 1964, 1:08 AM GMT-10 (11:08 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
6.1 (mw), strong
Local time
UTC
1964-03-28 11:08:28 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.989° N, 148.444° 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
±0.42
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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.593 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 22823 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 6.054 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 22822 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 5.933 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 22822 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 5.316 km WSW of Whittier, Alaska · 22822 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 5.743 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 22822 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 5.412 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 22822 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 5.775 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 22822 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 5.558 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 22822 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 5.1103 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 22821 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 6.067 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 22816 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 5.552 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 22815 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 5.866 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 22814 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 5.626 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 22809 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 5.723 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 22823 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 5.7Southern Alaska · 22823 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 5.833 km ESE of Bear Creek, Alaska · 22823 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 6.337 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 22823 days ago · 29 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem869901 (also filed as ushis2659). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:15 AM UTC.