Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 40 km SW of King Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 40 km SW of King Cove, Alaska on Mon, Jun 27, 2016, 5:49 AM AKDT (13:49 UTC), 80 km (50 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: 1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Mon, Jun 27, 2016, 5:49 AM AKDT
UTC: 2016-06-27 13:49:27 UTC
Depth: 80.3 km (49.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 54.799° N, 162.745° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 9

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast40 kmSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 72.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0168898bg4 (also filed as ak13733567). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:44 PM UTC.