M2.3 earthquake 218 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 218 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska on Sat, Sep 25, 2021, 12:02 AM AKDT (08:02 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 194 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-09-25 08:02:42 UTC
- Depth
- 49.9 km (31.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 53.141° N, 161.607° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.6194 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.7213 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.0238 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.0230 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.8200 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 23 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.8197 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021cbct0xt. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:42 AM UTC.