Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 5, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Wednesday, May 5, 1999 at 10:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Anchorage (United States - US), about 234.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -151.343 and latitude 59.234.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 72.6 km
Coordinates 59.234, -151.343
UTC time 1999-05-05 10:30:03.510
Location Anchorage
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1999-05-05

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.6
Anchorage
United States · 2026-02-10 20:42 UTC
289.5 km
M 4.4
Anchorage
United States · 2026-02-04 15:24 UTC
251.6 km
M 4.2
Anchorage
United States · 2026-01-18 02:45 UTC
296.1 km
M 6.0
Anchorage
United States · 2025-11-27 17:11 UTC
261.8 km
M 4.8
Anchorage
United States · 2025-11-22 15:38 UTC
218.4 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.