Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 248 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 248 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska on Thu, Dec 24, 2020, 10:38 AM AKST (19:38 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 241 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Thu, Dec 24, 2020, 10:38 AM AKST
UTC: 2020-12-24 19:38:58 UTC
Depth: 29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.028° N, 160.762° 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 9.6 km horizontally, 11.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.13
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 283°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 18

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast248 kmSSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d61c (also filed as ak020gi1h3kk). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:55 PM UTC.