Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 96 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 96 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska on Sun, Jan 27, 2019, 6:38 AM AKST (15:38 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 83 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.0 (ml), minor
Local time: Sun, Jan 27, 2019, 6:38 AM AKST
UTC: 2019-01-27 15:38:13 UTC
Depth: 22.6 km (14.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.316° N, 161.540° 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 2.7 km horizontally, 11.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.15
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 198°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 27

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast97 kmSSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 68.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000jee9 (also filed as aacse01918wo23o, ak01918wo23o). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:34 PM UTC.