M5.8 earthquake 133 km S of Cordova, Alaska
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 133 km S of Cordova, Alaska on Sat, Apr 4, 1964, 12:16 PM GMT-10 (22:16 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1964-04-04 22:16:57 UTC
- Depth
- 18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 59.356° N, 145.410° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
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
- ±0.20
- 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.687 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 22812 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.677 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 22811 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
- 5.8173 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 22807 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.4152 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 22796 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.5118 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 22757 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
Before
- 5.6121 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 22817 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.6127 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 22818 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
- 6.078 km S of Cordova, Alaska · 22821 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.775 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 22822 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
- 6.1101 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 22823 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.765 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 22823 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem868372 (also filed as ushis2681). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC.