Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 100 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 100 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska on Thu, Apr 5, 2018, 8:31 AM AKDT (16:31 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 112 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Thu, Apr 5, 2018, 8:31 AM AKDT
UTC: 2018-04-05 16:31:46 UTC
Depth: 25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.304° N, 161.465° 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.

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast100 kmSSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 70 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 70.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0184ddrnch (also filed as ak19173857). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:38 AM UTC.