Alaska earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 74 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 74 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska on Wed, Jan 13, 2021, 9:32 PM AKST (06:32 UTC), 48 km (30 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: 3.7 (mb), minor
Local time: Wed, Jan 13, 2021, 9:32 PM AKST
UTC: 2021-01-14 06:32:57 UTC
Depth: 47.5 km (29.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.722° N, 161.325° W
Region: Alaska
Felt reports: 1
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 3.3 km horizontally, 9.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.14
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 158°
Stations used: 106

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast74 kmESE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d881 (also filed as ak021n9afr2). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:34 PM UTC.