M3.0 earthquake 96 km NW of Cold Bay, Alaska
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 96 km NW of Cold Bay, Alaska on Mon, Sep 10, 2018, 4:35 PM AKDT (00:35 UTC), 272 km (169 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 57 km N of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-09-11 00:35:31 UTC
- Depth
- 272.3 km (169.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 55.742° N, 163.894° 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
- 55
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.857 km N of False Pass, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 190 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.817 km WNW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 109 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.223 km N of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 110 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018bo2ppwu. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:39 AM UTC.