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M5.8 Earthquake near Matanuska-Susitna Borough (United States)

UTC time: 2025-11-27 17:11:19 UTC Local time: —
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M5.8 Earthquake near Matanuska-Susitna Borough (United States) · 2025-11-27 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.8 Earthquake near Matanuska-Susitna Borough (United States) · 2025-11-27 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.8 earthquake was recorded near Matanuska-Susitna Borough (United States) on November 27, 2025 at 17:11 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The data is provided by RESIF and cross-checked across seismological networks. United States: 187 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.0.

Details

ID
32cc7655fb341729836173d32d69196cdc64ce44
Magnitude
M5.8
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-11-27 17:11:19 UTC
Local time
—
Country
United States
City
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Source
resif
Coordinates
61.68613, -150.87947
Temperature
-1.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
10 km — shallower than the regional average (15.2 km)
Regional average: 15.2 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Anchorage73.6 kmSE289'600

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Hayes
    Distance: 81 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'034 m ·Last eruption: 1200 ·United States
  • Spurr
    Distance: 85 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'374 m ·Last eruption: 1992 ·United States
  • Redoubt
    Distance: 167 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'108 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·United States
  • Iliamna
    Distance: 219 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'053 m ·Last eruption: 1876 ·United States
  • Buzzard Creek
    Distance: 292 km ·Tuff ring(s) ·Elevation: 830 m ·Last eruption: -1050 ·United States
  • Augustine
    Distance: 294 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'218 m ·Last eruption: 2006 ·United States

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Ted Stevens Anchorage International AirportUnited States · ANC · PANC
    73.5 kmStraight-line distance
  • Merrill FieldUnited States · MRI · PAMR
    76.1 kmStraight-line distance
  • Wasilla Creek AirparkUnited States · 05AK
    89.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-22

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours15
First 24 hours29
First 72 hours64
Strongest subsequent eventM6.0
M5.52025-11-27 17:11:23 UTC79.5 km M6.02025-11-27 17:11:26 UTC12.7 kmSouthern Alaska M6.02025-11-27 17:11:27 UTC9.4 kmSOUTHERN ALASKA M5.92025-11-27 17:11:27 UTC14.2 kmSouthern Alaska, United States [Land: United States] M6.02025-11-27 17:11:29 UTC14.6 km12 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska M2.92025-11-27 17:18:55 UTC5.2 km20 km NW of Susitna, Alaska M2.62025-11-27 17:20:07 UTC10.3 km17 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska M3.22025-11-27 17:41:13 UTC20.8 km7 km N of Susitna, Alaska M2.22025-11-27 17:55:46 UTC17.9 km28 km W of Susitna, Alaska M2.02025-11-27 18:51:06 UTC41.2 km7 km SSW of Willow, Alaska M2.02025-11-27 19:24:39 UTC6.2 km25 km NW of Susitna, Alaska M2.02025-11-27 21:09:42 UTC17.4 km8 km NW of Susitna, Alaska

Alaska

Context for this earthquake

22 Sep 2025 – 22 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 655 Catalogue entries

Of 654 other entries for this area and period, 7 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

Open seismic profile

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#2
Earlier events M≥426
Earlier events M≥57
Compared since2025-02-05

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M6.02025-11-27 17:11:17 UTC26.0 kmSouthern Alaska M5.12025-11-22 15:38:51 UTC55.5 kmSouthern Alaska M5.12025-10-24 20:03:25 UTC33.1 kmSouthern Alaska M5.12025-08-06 18:38:44 UTC109.2 kmCentral Alaska M5.12025-11-22 15:38:46 UTC39.8 kmEvent of magnitude 5.1, near of Anchorage (Monde)

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