Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 12 km WNW of Cold Bay, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 12 km WNW of Cold Bay, Alaska on Sat, Jun 16, 2018, 12:20 PM AKDT (20:20 UTC), 138 km (86 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 26 km ENE of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
AACSE
Local time
UTC
2018-06-16 20:20:26 UTC
Depth
137.9 km (85.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.240° N, 162.889° 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
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.958 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 88 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.260 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 3024 days ago · 115 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.036 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 71 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.652 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 77 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.360 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3020 days ago · 109 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.626 km ENE of False Pass, Alaska · 3013 days ago · 117 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 3013 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.146 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3011 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 3.265 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3010 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 3.339 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3008 days ago · 92 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.761 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.233 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 115 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 3.02 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.05 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.724 km ENE of False Pass, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 116 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.22 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2991 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.65 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2991 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.426 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 126 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.157 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.642 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2978 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.114 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2977 days ago · 107 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 1.954 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2976 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.9Alaska Peninsula · 2975 days ago · 77 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 2.338 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 125 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 2.255 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 117 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 2.141 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 124 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.950 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.333 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 91 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.24 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.735 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 184 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.08 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.710 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.610 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 4.257 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 74 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.442 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 141 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.550 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 131 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.648 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.55 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.245 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 163 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.946 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.251 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 64 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.336 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 78 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.362 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 42 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.027 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 3.360 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away

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