Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 49 km NE of King Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 49 km NE of King Cove, Alaska on Fri, Apr 30, 2021, 5:01 AM AKDT (13:01 UTC), 119 km (74 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 62 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-04-30 13:01:16 UTC
Depth
119.1 km (74.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.400° N, 161.804° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 8.6 km horizontally, 10.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
129°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.619 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.569 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 47 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.627 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 72 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.662 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 37 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.070 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.854 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 59 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.777 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 34 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.666 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 3.055 km WNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 234 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.5Alaska Peninsula · 1930 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.788 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 3.119 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 159 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.679 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.926 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 90 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.756 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 57 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.853 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 168 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.328 km NE of False Pass, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 99 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.360 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 49 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.150 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.867 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.952 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 56 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.258 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 57 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.626 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 82 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.161 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 92 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.144 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 59 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.077 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.566 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.657 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 46 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.928 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 81 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.270 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 39 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.915 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 66 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.717 km WNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 204 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.149 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 55 km deep · 99 km away

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