Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 70 km SE of King Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 70 km SE of King Cove, Alaska on Mon, Sep 6, 2021, 5:52 AM AKDT (13:52 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 111 km SE of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-09-06 13:52:13 UTC
Depth
34.2 km (21.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.627° N, 161.527° 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
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 70 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.585 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.697 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.592 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.863 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.190 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.258 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.130 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 49 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.6126 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.043 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.055 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.728 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 61 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.279 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.989 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.975 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.286 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.665 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.891 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.948 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.990 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.511 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.979 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 2.9114 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 3.0100 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 4.0111 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 47 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 2.7107 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 60 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 2.284 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 1.786 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 1.968 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 1.978 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 1.759 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 2.959 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 3.062 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.989 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 2.2118 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 1.844 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 1.958 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 2.869 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 35 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 2.9103 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 2.161 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 2.153 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 52 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 1.734 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 93 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 3.792 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 2.273 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.018 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 62 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 3.179 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 3.069 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 1.565 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 2.489 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 2.5102 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 2.084 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 2.086 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 3.389 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 3.398 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 2.787 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 1.515 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 3.790 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 42 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 3.859 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 2.891 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 2.654 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 32 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 1.883 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 45 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 70.

Before

  1. 2.854 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 3.076 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.679 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.891 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.582 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.889 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.5101 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.017 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 89 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.793 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.981 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.877 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.072 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.090 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.1107 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.725 km ENE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 124 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.637 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 88 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.979 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.9108 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.8117 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.753 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 77 km deep · 49 km away

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