M2.7 earthquake 7 km E of Ferry, Alaska
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 7 km E of Ferry, Alaska on Tue, May 6, 1980, 4:08 PM GMT-9 (01:08 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 69 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-05-07 01:08:11 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 64.011° N, 148.961° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.169 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 16934 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.838 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 16903 days ago · 90 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.811 km WNW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 16901 days ago · 124 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.122 km W of Cantwell, AK · 16886 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001734. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:41 AM UTC.