Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 63 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 63 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska on Thu, May 28, 2020, 12:05 AM AKDT (08:05 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 58 km S of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.1 (mb), minor
Local time: Thu, May 28, 2020, 12:05 AM AKDT
UTC: 2020-05-28 08:05:22 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.751° N, 161.482° 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 4.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.15
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 170°
Stations used: 53

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast64 kmESE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 201.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000abut (also filed as ak0206ujvage). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:04 AM UTC.