M5.5 earthquake 129 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 129 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska on Tue, Jun 10, 1969, 3:58 PM GMT-9 (00:58 UTC), 17 km (11 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
- 1969-06-11 00:58:13 UTC
- Depth
- 16.9 km (10.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 59.481° N, 144.833° 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
- ±0.21
- 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem807920. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:34 PM UTC.