Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 83 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 83 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska on Tue, Nov 14, 2017, 2:43 AM AKST (11:43 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 41 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Tue, Nov 14, 2017, 2:43 AM AKST
UTC: 2017-11-14 11:43:34 UTC
Depth: 21.4 km (13.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.656° N, 161.221° 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

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Stations used: 12

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast83 kmESE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017em3pf4e (also filed as ak17272297). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:05 PM UTC.