Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 65 km SE of King Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 65 km SE of King Cove, Alaska on Wed, Jan 2, 2019, 2:28 AM AKST (11:28 UTC), 87 km (54 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 93 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
AACSE
Local time
UTC
2019-01-02 11:28:35 UTC
Depth
87.0 km (54.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.695° N, 161.526° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 75 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 75.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse0193hsjee. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:37 PM UTC.