Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 29 km WSW of Cold Bay, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 29 km WSW of Cold Bay, Alaska on Sun, May 15, 2016, 12:43 PM AKDT (20:43 UTC), 162 km (100 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
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-05-15 20:43:59 UTC
Depth
161.7 km (100.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.086° N, 163.145° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.6ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed
2.6ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 20.0 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.549 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3794 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.673 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3792 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.851 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3792 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.455 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 3790 days ago · 148 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.2Alaska Peninsula · 3785 days ago · 111 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.071 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3785 days ago · 75 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.154 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3785 days ago · 58 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.34 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3784 days ago · 114 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.68 km NNW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3779 days ago · 155 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.925 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3776 days ago · 86 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.313 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 3772 days ago · 171 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.052 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3767 days ago · 51 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.053 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 55 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.955 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 134 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.148 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 74 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.168 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 42 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.021 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 97 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.948 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 64 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.942 km NW of False Pass, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 202 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.840 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 3751 days ago · 80 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 4.631 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3749 days ago · 70 km deep · 81 km away · tsunami flag
  22. 2.042 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3745 days ago · 60 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 1.959 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3744 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.946 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 3744 days ago · 159 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.637 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3744 days ago · 71 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 2.237 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3743 days ago · 78 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 2.367 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3740 days ago · 164 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.743 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3738 days ago · 123 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 2.522 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 3738 days ago · 156 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 2.073 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3738 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 2.025 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3737 days ago · 76 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 2.743 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3736 days ago · 109 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 2.041 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3734 days ago · 79 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 3.569 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3796 days ago · 50 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.838 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 78 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.376 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3798 days ago · 55 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.759 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3804 days ago · 73 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.069 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3805 days ago · 67 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.150 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 3805 days ago · 104 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.255 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3807 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.429 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 109 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.840 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3812 days ago · 89 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005jga (also filed as ak13605328, ak01669997nx). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:51 PM UTC.