M5.7 earthquake 125 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 125 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska on Thu, Apr 2, 1964, 1:41 AM GMT-10 (11:41 UTC), 22 km (13 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
- 5.7 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1964-04-02 11:41:14 UTC
- Depth
- 21.5 km (13.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 58.931° N, 149.445° 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
- ±0.24
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.7 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 5.6141 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 22829 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.1103 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 22829 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
- 5.933 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 22830 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
- 6.054 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 22830 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
- 6.4138 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 22831 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.8135 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 22831 days ago · 19 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.7121 km S of Lowell Point, Alaska · 22831 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
- 6.337 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 22831 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem868252 (also filed as ushis2672). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:20 AM UTC.