Alaska earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 60 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 60 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska on Mon, May 21, 2018, 11:59 AM AKDT (19:59 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 101 km S of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.3 (ml), minor
Local time: Mon, May 21, 2018, 11:59 AM AKDT
UTC: 2018-05-21 19:59:10 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.588° N, 161.856° 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.

Location uncertainty: About 2.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 191°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 54

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast60 kmSSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 91.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000ectx (also filed as ak19667776, ak0186hifu4b, aacse0186hifu4b). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:17 PM UTC.