M5.9 earthquake 42 km S of Glacier View, Alaska
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 42 km S of Glacier View, Alaska on Mon, Apr 20, 1964, 7:01 PM GMT-10 (05:01 UTC), 36 km (22 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
- 5.9 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1964-04-21 05:01:36 UTC
- Depth
- 36.0 km (22.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.426° N, 147.592° 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: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 5.345 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 22800 days ago · 30 km deep · 5 km away
- 6.437 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 22800 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.547 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 22806 days ago · 27 km deep · 16 km away
- 6.423 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 22816 days ago · 39 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.148 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 22822 days ago · 45 km deep · 52 km away
- 9.2The 1964 Prince William Sound, Alaska Earthquake · 22823 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 459
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem868977 (also filed as ushis2697). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:28 AM UTC.