M6.0 earthquake in United States on November 27, 2025

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck on November 27, 2025 at 17:11 UTC. According to USGS the epicenter was 12 km west of Susitna, at a depth of 69 km. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

6.0magnitude
69 kmdepth
17:11time UTC
greenUSGS alert
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Key facts

7,198 people reported feeling it to USGS. The USGS PAGER system issued a green alert, expecting little impact. USGS flagged the event as an oceanic-region earthquake. Regional tsunami warning centers publish any tsunami information.

Nearest cities

  • Richmond (Canada)2,195 km
  • Burnaby (Canada)2,196 km
  • Kamloops (Canada)2,211 km
  • Langley (Canada)2,224 km
  • Saanich (Canada)2,237 km

Did you feel an earthquake?

Report it to seismologists. These reports help work out quickly where the shaking was strongest. It takes a minute.

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 2 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M5.6.

  • M5.6 · Aug 8, 04:50 UTC113 km
  • M4.6 · Feb 10, 20:42 UTC61 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 12 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M7.9 (November 3, 2002).

  • M7.9 · November 3, 2002274 km
  • M7.1 · January 24, 2016259 km
  • M7.1 · November 30, 201849 km
  • M6.6 · July 12, 1983194 km
  • M6.6 · October 23, 2002261 km

See also

Live earthquake mapAll earthquakes todayWeather in RichmondEvent details at USGS

Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (public domain). Seismologists may still revise the data. Data from Oct 22, 17:21 UTC.