Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 92 km SE of King Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 92 km SE of King Cove, Alaska on Mon, Nov 1, 2021, 10:29 AM AKDT (18:29 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 91 km SE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.0 (ml), minor
Local time: Mon, Nov 1, 2021, 10:29 AM AKDT
UTC: 2021-11-01 18:29:15 UTC
Depth: 18.3 km (11.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.400° N, 161.458° 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.

Location uncertainty: About 5.4 km horizontally, 10.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.08
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 194°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 48

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast92 kmSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 65 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 65.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ga60 (also filed as ak021e0pswbj). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.