Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 11 km WSW of Cold Bay, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 11 km WSW of Cold Bay, Alaska on Thu, Oct 17, 2019, 6:30 PM AKDT (02:30 UTC), 118 km (73 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 59 km SE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.7 (ml), micro
Local time: Thu, Oct 17, 2019, 6:30 PM AKDT
UTC: 2019-10-18 02:30:19 UTC
Depth: 118.2 km (73.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 55.159° N, 162.891° 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 5.9 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.13
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 161°
Stations used: 16

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast38 kmWNW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600063cf (also filed as ak019ddarc0v). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:14 PM UTC.