Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 69 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 69 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska on Thu, May 13, 2021, 3:47 AM AKDT (11:47 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 92 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-13 11:47:14 UTC
Depth
47.4 km (29.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.796° N, 161.329° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.627 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 72 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.773 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.662 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 37 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.681 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.4110 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.082 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.766 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 32 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.691 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.070 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 3.2115 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 4.192 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 34 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.854 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 59 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.873 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.987 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.0106 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.777 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 34 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.982 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 46 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.6117 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.559 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 53 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.995 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 3.897 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 1.997 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 3.398 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.666 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 1.685 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.693 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 3.295 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 2.5Alaska Peninsula · 1928 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 2.788 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1927 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 1.571 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 36 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 1.679 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 4.057 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 44 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 2.839 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 70 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 2.076 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 2.6101 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 2.846 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 38 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 2.698 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 1.856 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 2.637 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 71 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 1.663 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 1.993 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 1.568 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.875 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 1.9107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 2.090 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 1.734 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 101 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 2.396 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 2.3south of Alaska · 1910 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 2.054 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 1.758 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 1.9106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 1.9100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.997 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.718 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 82 km deep · 96 km away
  55. 2.180 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 2.0116 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.0105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.174 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.2108 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 28 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.860 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 3.8106 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 3.4117 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 3.494 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.619 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 3.049 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 119 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.926 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 90 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.7103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.783 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.184 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.852 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 62 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.4100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.756 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 57 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.0100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.194 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 3.6114 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021645b13m. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:43 AM UTC.