Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 35 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 35 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska on Fri, Mar 26, 2021, 6:09 AM AKDT (14:09 UTC), 116 km (72 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 74 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-26 14:09:34 UTC
Depth
115.8 km (72.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.236° N, 161.857° 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.

Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.942 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 58 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.779 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.781 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.866 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 59 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.885 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.854 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.974 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 68 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.045 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 103 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.141 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 71 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.093 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.537 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.779 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.782 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.767 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.631 km NNW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 190 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.735 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.552 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 50 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.8101 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.981 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.792 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.737 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 86 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.993 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 2.167 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 2.064 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 2.080 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 2.149 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 55 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.874 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 2.717 km WNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 204 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.878 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 3.271 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 2.270 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 39 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 1.928 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 81 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.767 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 1.657 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 46 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.566 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 2.062 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 2.546 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 2.077 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 2.144 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 59 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 2.161 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 92 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 1.626 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 82 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 2.258 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 57 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 1.952 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 56 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 2.279 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 1.985 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.867 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 2.150 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 2.360 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 49 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 2.328 km NE of False Pass, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 99 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 2.853 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 168 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 2.898 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 2.756 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 57 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 1.852 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 62 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 2.184 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 1.783 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 1.926 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 90 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 3.049 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 119 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 1.619 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 3.174 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 1.569 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 47 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

  1. 1.893 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.515 km NW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 194 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.653 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.980 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.622 km N of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.625 km N of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.731 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 89 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.839 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.838 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 119 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.248 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 50 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.655 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 51 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.830 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 88 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.716 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 103 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.179 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.721 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.946 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 75 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 4.632 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 50 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.589 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.063 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 154 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.792 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0213wt2jbb. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:58 PM UTC.