M5.5 earthquake 142 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 142 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska on Mon, Jun 2, 1969, 12:48 AM GMT-9 (09:48 UTC), 15 km (10 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 139 km S of Cordova, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1969-06-02 09:48:00 UTC
- Depth
- 15.4 km (9.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 59.368° N, 144.744° 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
- ±0.22
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem807649. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:33 AM UTC.