Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake Alaska Peninsula

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck in the Alaska Peninsula on Thu, May 12, 2016, 8:00 AM AKDT (16:00 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 31 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Thu, May 12, 2016, 8:00 AM AKDT
UTC: 2016-05-12 16:00:57 UTC
Depth: 14.7 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.382° N, 161.429° 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.

Stations used: 15

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast95 kmSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01664807rw (also filed as ak13591782). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC.