Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 17 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 17 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska on Thu, Jul 23, 2020, 5:47 AM AKDT (13:47 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 82 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-07-23 13:47:05 UTC
Depth
15.9 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.033° N, 162.789° 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
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 2260 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.143 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 160 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.759 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.068 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.572 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.763 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.675 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.737 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 70 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.535 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 3.446 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 85 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.924 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.768 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.667 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.672 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2252 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.925 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.518 km NW of False Pass, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 39 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.036 km NW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 174 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.127 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 105 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.821 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2249 days ago · 112 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.963 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 1.671 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 55 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.554 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 83 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.731 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 86 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 1.833 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 1.671 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.822 km WSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 1.569 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.786 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.926 km N of King Cove, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 145 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 1.662 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 60 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 1.822 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 1.846 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 5.082 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 53 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 5
  34. 1.720 km S of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 106 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 1.752 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 2.319 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 145 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 1.880 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2227 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.925 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2227 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 2.667 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 2.654 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 198 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.670 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.654 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 40 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 3.073 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 2.340 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 74 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 1.557 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 2.697 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.560 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 2.325 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 2.651 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 54 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.837 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 3.969 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 81 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.643 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 56 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 1.6Alaska Peninsula · 2210 days ago · 58 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 1.925 km N of King Cove, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 126 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 1.671 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 1.757 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 148 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 2.057 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 91 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.670 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 2.114 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 128 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 1.867 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 62.

Before

  1. 2.189 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.720 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 138 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.680 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 67 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.552 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 65 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.958 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.582 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.961 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2266 days ago · 50 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.676 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2267 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.076 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2267 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.555 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2267 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.749 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2268 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.59 km E of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2269 days ago · 92 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.963 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2269 days ago · 66 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.695 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2269 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.140 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2271 days ago · 87 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.676 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2271 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.652 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2272 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.672 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2273 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.867 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2274 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.945 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 2274 days ago · 82 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0209f96v5d. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:23 PM UTC.