M5.7 earthquake 121 km S of Lowell Point, Alaska
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 121 km S of Lowell Point, Alaska on Fri, Mar 27, 1964, 7:46 PM GMT-10 (05:46 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.4 138 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
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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
- 1964-03-28 05:46:38 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 58.978° N, 149.409° 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 2.7 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.8135 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 22830 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
- 6.4138 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 22830 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.593 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 22829 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
- 6.054 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 22829 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.933 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 22829 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.1103 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 22828 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
- 5.6141 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 22827 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
- 5.7125 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 22824 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem869820. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:24 PM UTC.