Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 20 km ENE of Cold Bay, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 20 km ENE of Cold Bay, Alaska on Wed, Sep 7, 2022, 11:59 PM AKDT (07:59 UTC), 166 km (103 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 49 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.8 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, Sep 7, 2022, 11:59 PM AKDT
UTC: 2022-09-08 07:59:27 UTC
Depth: 166.0 km (103.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 55.262° N, 162.424° 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 9.7 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.09
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 155°
Stations used: 28

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast23 kmNNW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 74 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 74.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000isv8 (also filed as ak022bj8eujy). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:09 AM UTC.