Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 33 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 33 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska on Sat, Jul 14, 2018, 11:36 PM AKDT (07:36 UTC), 115 km (71 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 74 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-07-15 07:36:26 UTC
Depth
114.7 km (71.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.414° N, 162.382° 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.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.02 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.05 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.724 km ENE of False Pass, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 116 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.174 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.22 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.65 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.426 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2989 days ago · 126 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.941 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2989 days ago · 111 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.157 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2981 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.114 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2976 days ago · 107 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.954 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2975 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.338 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 125 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.255 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 2968 days ago · 117 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.24 km N of King Cove, Alaska · 2968 days ago · 138 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.946 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 3.023 km N of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 164 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.860 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2957 days ago · 180 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.953 km W of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2954 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 2954 days ago · 73 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.459 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2952 days ago · 63 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.943 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2949 days ago · 55 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.854 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2948 days ago · 43 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.754 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2944 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 2.052 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2943 days ago · 49 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.743 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2943 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.733 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2943 days ago · 78 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 2.151 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2941 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 2.553 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2941 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 1.761 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.527 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 3.339 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 92 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.849 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 3009 days ago · 84 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 3011 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 4.626 km ENE of False Pass, Alaska · 3012 days ago · 117 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.963 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.360 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 109 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.064 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3020 days ago · 52 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.624 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.652 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 77 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.036 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 71 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.040 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 150 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.260 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 115 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.958 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 88 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.412 km WNW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 138 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.044 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 67 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018909ptte (also filed as ak19921385, aacse018909ptte). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:23 PM UTC.