M5.3 earthquake 245 km SSE of Fort McPherson, Canada
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 245 km SSE of Fort McPherson, Canada on Mon, Oct 4, 1965, 3:17 PM GMT-9 (00:17 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1965-10-05 00:17:12 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 65.331° N, 133.300° W
- Region
- Canada
- 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
- ±0.26
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem852898. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:20 AM UTC.