Alaska earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 117 km SE of King Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 117 km SE of King Cove, Alaska on Thu, Oct 22, 2020, 12:23 PM AKDT (20:23 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.2 (mb), light
Local time: Thu, Oct 22, 2020, 12:23 PM AKDT
UTC: 2020-10-22 20:23:02 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.273° N, 161.102° 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 5.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.20
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 208°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 34

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast117 kmSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 202.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000cbtm (also filed as ak020dlv4bw6). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:47 AM UTC.