M5.5 earthquake 47 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 47 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska on Tue, Apr 14, 1964, 5:55 AM GMT-10 (15:55 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.4 37 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1964-04-14 15:55:12 UTC
- Depth
- 27.2 km (16.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.417° N, 147.300° 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
- ±0.25
- 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.437 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 22800 days ago · 30 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.345 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 22800 days ago · 30 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.942 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 22799 days ago · 36 km deep · 16 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem868749. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:10 PM UTC.