Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 11 km SW of Cold Bay, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 11 km SW of Cold Bay, Alaska on Thu, Jan 30, 2020, 9:52 AM AKST (18:52 UTC), 112 km (70 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 21 km E of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-01-30 18:52:22 UTC
Depth
112.2 km (69.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.118° N, 162.851° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.4 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
140°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.246 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 175 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.062 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.989 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.359 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 73 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.015 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 110 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.51 km NE of False Pass, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.765 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.959 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 58 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.238 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 56 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.564 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 64 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.023 km ENE of False Pass, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.869 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.762 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 145 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.652 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 52 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.957 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 3.832 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 111 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.958 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 45 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 4.521 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 98 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.227 km N of King Cove, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 151 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.623 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 131 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 2.681 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 2.174 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.518 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 109 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 1.966 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.736 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 2.060 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 53 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.911 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 91 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 1.878 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 2.052 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 86 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 1.759 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 64 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.723 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 81 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 1.654 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 53 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.763 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 88 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.566 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 1.763 km SSE of King Cove, AK · 2379 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 2.152 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 60 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.852 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 60 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.858 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 92 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.654 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 47 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.838 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 79 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.953 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 52 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.055 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 152 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.859 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.960 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 48 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.862 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 57 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.031 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 88 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.864 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 3.135 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 91 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.740 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 65 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.924 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 111 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.541 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 68 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.033 km NE of King Cove, AK · 2459 days ago · 113 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.632 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.217 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 78 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.644 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 52 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70007mt5 (also filed as ak0201dx5fc7). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:52 AM UTC.