Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake Alaska Peninsula

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck in the Alaska Peninsula on Thu, Jun 30, 2022, 5:42 AM AKDT (13:42 UTC), 165 km (103 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 58 km WNW of Cold Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.5 (ml), micro
Local time: Thu, Jun 30, 2022, 5:42 AM AKDT
UTC: 2022-06-30 13:42:53 UTC
Depth: 165.0 km (102.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 55.603° N, 162.138° 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 7.6 km horizontally, 4.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 146°
Stations used: 16

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast61 kmN

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000hyuc (also filed as ak0228bk9oty). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.