M5.8 earthquake 173 km SE of Cordova, Alaska
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 173 km SE of Cordova, Alaska on Mon, Apr 13, 1964, 2:25 AM GMT-10 (12:25 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1964-04-13 12:25:35 UTC
- Depth
- 14.7 km (9.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 59.343° N, 143.794° 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 2.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4152 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 22809 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.5164 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 22803 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.7181 km W of Yakutat, Alaska · 22786 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
- 5.5118 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 22770 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem868707. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:28 AM UTC.