Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 15 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 15 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska on Wed, Oct 27, 2021, 2:13 AM AKDT (10:13 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 91 km SE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.5 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, Oct 27, 2021, 2:13 AM AKDT
UTC: 2021-10-27 10:13:26 UTC
Depth: 4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 55.125° N, 162.102° 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

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Stations used: 16

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast15 kmENE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 84 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 84.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021dsb9aly (also filed as av91043003). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.