Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 51 km S of King Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 51 km S of King Cove, Alaska on Thu, May 26, 2022, 7:46 AM AKDT (15:46 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 40 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-05-26 15:46:36 UTC
Depth
51.9 km (32.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.607° N, 162.438° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 90 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.240 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.629 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.631 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.528 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.895 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.730 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.825 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.199 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 41 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 3.143 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.729 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.627 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1589 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.636 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1589 days ago · 65 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.928 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1589 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.532 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1589 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.718 km N of False Pass, Alaska · 1588 days ago · 168 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.687 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.7105 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.631 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.734 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.7Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.795 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 1.9100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1585 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.660 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1585 days ago · 75 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 1.529 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1585 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 1.87 km N of King Cove, Alaska · 1585 days ago · 99 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 2.789 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1585 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.558 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 1585 days ago · 65 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.524 km NW of False Pass, Alaska · 1585 days ago · 155 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.577 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1585 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 1.739 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1584 days ago · 62 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 1.990 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1584 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.629 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1584 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 1.726 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1584 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.630 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1584 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 2.1104 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.946 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 74 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.735 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 1.732 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 1.879 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 2.785 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 1.581 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1582 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 2.6115 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1582 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 1.6113 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1580 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 2.655 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1580 days ago · 52 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 3.056 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1579 days ago · 61 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 1.517 km WSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1578 days ago · 90 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 1.532 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1577 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.743 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1577 days ago · 77 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 1.831 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 1.523 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 1.536 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 2.752 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 72 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.641 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1575 days ago · 82 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 1.983 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1575 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 1.848 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1575 days ago · 81 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 1.886 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1574 days ago · 44 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 1.996 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1574 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 1.656 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 1574 days ago · 92 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 2.028 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1574 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 1.580 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1573 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 1.977 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 60 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.728 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.8101 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.715 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 95 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.596 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.843 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 83 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.835 km NW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 183 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 3.368 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.672 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.529 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.683 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 3.280 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.050 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 55 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.641 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.542 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.629 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 3.343 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.586 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.738 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 97 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.769 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 29 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0226ppo3yl. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:56 AM UTC.