Alaska earthquakes

M5.7 earthquake 43 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 43 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska on Sun, Mar 29, 1964, 12:08 AM GMT-10 (10:08 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.7 (mw), moderate
Local time
UTC
1964-03-29 10:08:03 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.871° N, 148.690° 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
±0.43
Depth from
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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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.412 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 22822 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 5.775 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 22822 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 5.558 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 22822 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 5.1103 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 22821 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 5.552 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 22815 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 5.626 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 22810 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 5.316 km WSW of Whittier, Alaska · 22822 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 5.933 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 22822 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 6.054 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 22822 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 5.593 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 22823 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 6.125 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 22823 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 5.723 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 22823 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 5.7Southern Alaska · 22823 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 5.833 km ESE of Bear Creek, Alaska · 22823 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 6.337 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 22823 days ago · 29 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem870067. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:07 AM UTC.