M5.8 earthquake 84 km ENE of Kodiak, Alaska
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 84 km ENE of Kodiak, Alaska on Fri, Mar 27, 1964, 10:33 PM GMT-10 (08:33 UTC), 21 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
- 5.8 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1964-03-28 08:33:48 UTC
- Depth
- 20.8 km (12.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 58.042° N, 151.058° 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
- ±0.22
- 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.639 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 22830 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
- 5.53 km E of Kodiak, Alaska · 22830 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.682 km ENE of Kodiak, Alaska · 22830 days ago · 22 km deep · 4 km away
- 5.6108 km ENE of Chiniak, Alaska · 22829 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.668 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 22829 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.550 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 22829 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
- 5.5122 km ENE of Kodiak, Alaska · 22829 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.5107 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 22817 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.647 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 22814 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
- 5.541 km E of Chiniak, Alaska · 22810 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem869856 (also filed as ushis2653). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:53 AM UTC.