Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 91 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 91 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska on Thu, May 20, 2021, 12:39 AM AKDT (08:39 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 92 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Thu, May 20, 2021, 12:39 AM AKDT
UTC: 2021-05-20 08:39:29 UTC
Depth: 11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.373° N, 161.539° 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 3.8 km horizontally, 8.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.13
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 199°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 20

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast91 kmSSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000e4xa (also filed as ak0216fo8hsg). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 4:10 AM UTC.