M5.8 earthquake 61 km SE of King Cove, Alaska
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 61 km SE of King Cove, Alaska on Fri, May 7, 1937, 3:11 AM GMT-11 (14:11 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1937-05-07 14:11:00 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 54.737° N, 161.539° 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
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.8 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem903065. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:24 PM UTC.