M5.4 earthquake 12 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 12 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska on Sun, Mar 29, 1964, 1:44 AM GMT-10 (11:44 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 26 km SSE of Chenega, 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
- 5.4 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1964-03-29 11:44:05 UTC
- Depth
- 25.7 km (16.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 60.010° N, 149.252° 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
- ±0.59
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 5.743 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 22822 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
- 5.316 km WSW of Whittier, Alaska · 22823 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.933 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 22823 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
- 6.054 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 22823 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
- 6.125 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 22823 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.723 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 22824 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.7Southern Alaska · 22824 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.833 km ESE of Bear Creek, Alaska · 22824 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 6.337 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 22824 days ago · 29 km deep · 29 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem870076. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:46 PM UTC.