Alaska earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 101 km S of King Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 101 km S of King Cove, Alaska on Wed, Jun 27, 2018, 8:32 AM AKDT (16:32 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 109 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.9 (mb), minor
Local time: Wed, Jun 27, 2018, 8:32 AM AKDT
UTC: 2018-06-27 16:32:03 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.146° N, 162.322° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 190°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 89

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast102 kmS

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000f3e2 (also filed as ak01886ndkys, ak19804596, aacse01886ndkys). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:35 PM UTC.