Alaska earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 21 km ENE of Cold Bay, Alaska

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 21 km ENE of Cold Bay, Alaska on Fri, Sep 18, 2020, 11:25 PM AKDT (07:25 UTC), 152 km (94 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.3 (ml), minor
Local time: Fri, Sep 18, 2020, 11:25 PM AKDT
UTC: 2020-09-19 07:25:46 UTC
Depth: 152.0 km (94.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 55.277° N, 162.422° 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 5.5 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.06
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 135°
Stations used: 81

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast25 kmNNW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 30 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 us6000c58t (also filed as ak020c32nrn2). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:32 PM UTC.