Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 80 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 80 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska on Fri, Jan 15, 2021, 6:49 AM AKST (15:49 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 71 km S of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-15 15:49:14 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.712° N, 161.217° 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: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.696 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.297 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.7106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.1109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.2109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.3107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.3south of Alaska · 2083 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.893 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.288 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.094 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.4107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.9101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 3.276 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 3.394 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.895 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.280 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 29 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.9Alaska Peninsula · 2081 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.349 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.3south of Alaska · 2081 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.487 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 2.7120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.6103 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 2.495 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 2.798 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 2.486 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 3.7110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 3.384 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 3.585 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 3.684 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 2.297 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.290 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.398 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.392 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 2.796 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 2.497 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 2.3122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 2.5118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 2.092 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 2.0114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 2.2111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 3.090 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 27 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 4.251 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 43 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 3.2106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 28 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 2.998 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 2.286 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 2.499 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 3.2112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 3.093 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 2.291 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 2.970 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 27 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 3.682 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 3.178 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.956 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 2.3104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 2.594 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.945 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 63 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 2.052 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 1.939 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 2.1103 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 2.8119 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.395 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.388 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.298 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.7Alaska Peninsula · 2084 days ago · 74 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.7113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.875 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.674 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.874 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.296 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.5108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.092 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.646 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 57 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.078 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.2101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.8110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.9105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.1102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.678 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 3.774 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 48 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.883 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021p2a8pv. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:15 AM UTC.