Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10 km S of Cold Bay, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km S of Cold Bay, Alaska on Thu, Aug 18, 2022, 4:12 AM AKDT (12:12 UTC), 93 km (58 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-08-18 12:12:55 UTC
Depth
93.4 km (58.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.090° N, 162.713° 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.

Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 85 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.928 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.532 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.679 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.544 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.558 km WNW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 172 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.055 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 119 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.638 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 3.040 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 180 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.821 km N of King Cove, Alaska · 1495 days ago · 140 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1495 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.659 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1495 days ago · 58 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.529 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.127 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.356 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 84 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.123 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.610 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 90 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.738 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 68 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.031 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 98 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.641 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.636 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.827 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.653 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 2.745 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 3.932 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 138 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 1.978 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.78 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 135 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 1.663 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.648 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 66 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.775 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.940 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 89 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 1.732 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 2.820 km ENE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 166 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 1.951 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 1.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1479 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.714 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 84 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 1.858 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1477 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 1.850 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1477 days ago · 48 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 1.573 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1477 days ago · 34 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.140 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 100 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 2.978 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 1.830 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1474 days ago · 107 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 2.716 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1473 days ago · 121 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 1.935 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 1473 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 1.753 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 1470 days ago · 76 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 3.487 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 2.757 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 124 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 1.829 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 2.772 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 1.626 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 79 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 2.635 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 86 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 1.664 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 2.159 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 58 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.930 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 1.910 km WSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 116 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 1.949 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 2.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 115 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 1.841 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1462 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 1.860 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 65 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 1.850 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 85.

Before

  1. 1.6Alaska Peninsula · 1503 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 3.248 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 101 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.721 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.656 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1505 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.963 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1505 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.623 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1506 days ago · 28 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.554 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1506 days ago · 53 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.578 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1507 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.131 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1507 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.630 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.577 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.7Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1509 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.538 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1509 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.948 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 64 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.749 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1511 days ago · 47 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.532 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1511 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.032 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1511 days ago · 70 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.723 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1512 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1518 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away

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