M5.6 earthquake 284 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 284 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Fri, Mar 5, 1965, 6:15 PM GMT+12 (06:15 UTC), 37 km (23 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
- 5.6 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1965-03-05 06:15:05 UTC
- Depth
- 36.7 km (22.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 50.964° N, 179.542° E
- 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
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 5.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 22495 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.8281 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 22495 days ago · 34 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.8292 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 22499 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.8298 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 22507 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
- 7.4265 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 22510 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
- 8.71965 Western Aleutian Islands (Hawadax/Rat Islands) Earthquake · 22510 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 22510 days ago · 30 km deep · 77 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem858343 (also filed as ushis2794). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:59 AM UTC.