On Thursday Morning a Strong M6.0 Earthquake struck near Anchorage in The United States.

Written by Earthquakelist.org on November 27th, 2025. Last updated December 14th, 2025.

A strong MAG-6.0 earthquake struck under land 37 miles from Anchorage in The United States in the morning of Thursday November 27th, 2025. The USGS has indicated there is a potential risk at tsunami's following this earthquake.

Earthquake Summary

The earthquake struck on land in The United States, 37 miles (60 km) northwest of Anchorage in Alaska. The center of this earthquake had a quite shallow depth of 43 km. Shallow earthquakes usually have a larger impact than earthquakes deep in the earth.

Date and Time:	Nov 27, 2025 08:11AM (Anchorage Time) - Nov 27, 2025 17:11 Universal Time.
Location:	37 mi NW of Anchorage, Alaska, The United States. Coordinates 61°34'10"N 150°45'3"W.
Map:	Map of area around epicenter. Click to open in Google Maps.
Magnitude:	MAG 6.0 Detected by 16 stations. Maximum Error Range ±0.025 .
Depth:	43 mi (69 km) A quite shallow depth.
Max. Intensity:	VI Strong On the Modified Mercalli Scale.
Tsunami Risk:	Potential tsunami risk The USGS has indicated there is a potential risk at tsunami's following this earthquake. Always stay cautious - More info here.

Potential tsunami risk

DISCLAIMER: We strongly suggest to closely monitor advice from local authorities with regards to tsunami risks. Our analysis is based on automatically collected data from external sources, and these might contain mistakes. In addition, earthquakes can cause landslides that may lead to a tsunami, or be a followed by another, potentially stonger, earthquake.

There is a potential tsunami risk in the aftermath of this earthquake, immediately evacuate to higher grounds away from coastal areas and monitor advice from local authorities. The US Geographic Survey organization has indicated a potential risk for tsunami's following this earthquake.

Tsunami Risk Factors

Factor	Under Sea?	MAG-6.5 or stronger?	Shallow depth?
Explanation	Almost all tsunami's are caused by earthquakes with their epicenter under sea or very near the sea. However stay cautious in coastal areas as earthquakes on land may cause landslides into sea, potentially still causing a local tsunami.	Under MAG 6.5: Very unlikely to cause a tsunami. MAG 6.5 to 7.5: Destructive tsunami's do occur, but are uncommon. Likely to observe small sea level changes. MAG 7.6+: Earthquakes with these magnitudes might produce destructive tsunami's.	Most destructive tsunami's are caused by shallow earthquakes with a depth between 0 and 100km under the surface of the earth. Deeper tsunami's are unlikely to displace to ocean floor.
This Earthquake	Not this earthquake. This earthquake appears to have struck on land far from any coast.	Not this earthquake. This earthquake had a magnitude of 6. Earthquakes of this strength are unlikely to trigger a tsunami.	This earthquake occurred at a depth of of 43 mi (69 km). Earthquakes this shallow could trigger a tsunami.

Minimal impact predicted

Based on scientific estimates by the US Geographic Survey (USGS), the risk of high fatalities for this earthquake is classified at level GREEN (low). They expect an 69% likelyhood of between 0 and 1 fatalities, and a 98% chance that the number of fatalities falls no higher than 10.

The USGS classifies the economic impact of this earthquake at level GREEN (low). They expect an 65% likelyhood of between 0 and 1 million US Dollars in economic damage and impact, and a 96% chance that the economic impact of this earthquake falls no higher than 10 million USD.

Roughly 470 thousand people exposed to shaking

The USGS has published a report estimating the number of people exposed to this earthquake. Acoording to their analysis, roughly 470 thousand have been exposed to shaking at an MMI level of II or higher.

The highest earthquake impact level for this earthquake is VI, which corresponds with strong shaking and probably light damage. Roughly 0 people are expected to be exposed to this level. Intensity level IV was experienced by the majority of people (around 240 thousand). In their region, light shaking and likely no damage can be expected.

People	MMI Level	Shaking	Damage
0	I	Not noticable	None
50	II	Very weak	None
47,000	III	Weak	Probably none
241,500	IV	Light	Likely none
178,200	V	Moderate	Very light
0	VI	Strong	Light
0	VII	Very Strong	Moderate
0	VIII	Severe	Moderate to heavy
0	IX	Violent	Heavy
0	X	Extreme	Very heavy

Nearby towns and cities

This earthquake may have been felt in The United States . Located 37 miles (60 km) northwest of the epicenter of this earthquake, Anchorage (Alaska, The United States) is the nearest significant population center. Anchorage experienced an earthquake intensity (MMI Scale) of roughly V. That level implies moderate shaking and very light damage.

An overview of nearby towns and cities is available in the overview below. If places don't have intensity data available, it likely means the experienced impact in those places was fairly small.

Overview of nearby places

Cities and Towns around the epicenter of this earthquake.
Distance	Place	Intensity (MMI)
37 mi (60 km) SE from epicenter	Anchorage Alaska, The United States.	V Moderate
43 mi (69 km) ESE from epicenter	Eagle River Alaska, The United States.	IV Light
245 mi (394 km) NNE from epicenter	Fairbanks Alaska, The United States.
245 mi (394 km) NNE from epicenter	Badger Alaska, The United States.

Earthquake Intensity Map

The intensity in shaking and damage by this earthquake is illustrated through the map below. The highest intensity measured for this earthquake is VI.

I Not felt

II Weak

III Weak

IV Light

V Moderate

VI Strong

VII Very Strong

VIII Severe

IX Violent

X Extreme

Earthquake Intensity Map based on Shakemap Data provided by USGS.

9 Aftershocks detected

After this earthquake struck, 9 smaller aftershocks occurred. At a distance of 61 mi (98 km) north of this earthquake, an aftershock struck 12 hrs later. It measured a magnitude of 3.4

Before this earthquake struck, 3 smaller foreshocks occurred. Roughly 2 days before this earthquake, a foreshock measuring MAG-3 was detected nearby this earthquake.

Overview of foreshocks and aftershocks

Detected MAG2.5+ earthquakes within within 100km (62 mi), that occurred in the three days before and after the main shock.
Classification	Magnitude	When	Where
Foreshock	M 3.0	2 days earlier Nov 24, 2025 10:44PM (Anchorage Time)	29 mi (46 km) SE from Main Shock.
Foreshock	M 3.0	2 days earlier Nov 25, 2025 03:00AM (Anchorage Time)	55 mi (88 km) NE from Main Shock.
Foreshock	M 2.6	2 days earlier Nov 25, 2025 04:49AM (Anchorage Time)	11 mi (18 km) ENE from Main Shock.
Main Shock This Earthquake	M 6.0	Nov 27, 2025 08:11AM (Anchorage Time)	-
Aftershock	M 2.9	7 mins later Nov 27, 2025 08:18AM (Anchorage Time)	6 mi (10 km) NNW from Main Shock.
Aftershock	M 2.6	9 mins later Nov 27, 2025 08:20AM (Anchorage Time)	7 mi (11 km) NNE from Main Shock.
Aftershock	M 3.2	30 mins later Nov 27, 2025 08:41AM (Anchorage Time)	8 mi (13 km) ENE from Main Shock.
Aftershock	M 2.7	6 hrs later Nov 27, 2025 02:03PM (Anchorage Time)	5 mi (8 km) NW from Main Shock.
Aftershock	M 3.2	9 hrs later Nov 27, 2025 05:38PM (Anchorage Time)	50 mi (80 km) WNW from Main Shock.
Aftershock	M 2.5	10 hrs later Nov 27, 2025 06:17PM (Anchorage Time)	20 mi (33 km) WSW from Main Shock.
Aftershock	M 3.4	12 hrs later Nov 27, 2025 08:26PM (Anchorage Time)	61 mi (98 km) N from Main Shock.
Aftershock	M 3.3	1 day later Nov 28, 2025 08:32AM (Anchorage Time)	1.3 mi (2.1 km) N from Main Shock.
Aftershock	M 2.5	2 days later Nov 29, 2025 05:41PM (Anchorage Time)	54 mi (87 km) ENE from Main Shock.

More earthquakes coming?

Earthquakes can create aftershocks. These are generally at least 1 magnitude lower than any main shock, and as time passes the chance and strength of aftershocks decreases.

In only six percent of cases, significant earthquakes are followed by a larger main shock, making the current earthquake a foreshock. While the chance of this happening is not so large, it is adviced to maintain cautiousness in the hours and days following a major earthquake.

Read: How to Stay Safe during an Earthquake (cdc.gov).

This is the strongest earthquake in 4 years

Earthquakes of this strength occur quite regularly in the region. This is the strongest earthquake to hit since May 31st, 2021, when a 6.1 magnitude earthquake hit 101 mi (163 km) further north-east. An even stronger magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck on November 30th, 2018.

In total, 3 earthquakes with a magnitude of 6 or higher have been registered within 300km (186 mi) of this epicenter in the past 10 years. This comes down to an average of once every 3 years.

Sources

Last updated 14/12/25 00:18 (). This article is automatically generated based on available data. We keep checking multiple sources for additional information. This article gets updated as new details on this earthquake become available.