Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 53 km S of King Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 53 km S of King Cove, Alaska on Fri, Sep 2, 2022, 12:43 PM AKDT (20:43 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 32 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-09-02 20:43:31 UTC
Depth
18.4 km (11.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.585° N, 162.406° 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
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 135 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.745 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.889 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 3.932 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 138 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.978 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.78 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 135 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.663 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.890 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.799 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 31 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.573 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1488 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.284 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1488 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.648 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1488 days ago · 66 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.775 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 31 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.940 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 89 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.732 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.820 km ENE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 166 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.951 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.086 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.893 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.897 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 1.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 2.6102 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.794 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.9106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.9107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 51 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 1.8100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.985 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 1.714 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 84 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 1.858 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 45 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 1.850 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 48 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 1.573 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 34 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 2.140 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1479 days ago · 100 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 2.978 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1479 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 1.830 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 107 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 2.080 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 41 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.856 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 51 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 2.716 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1477 days ago · 121 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 1.935 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 1477 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.084 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1477 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 1.781 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1477 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 3.098 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1477 days ago · 32 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.790 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 2.090 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 1.688 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 1.753 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 1474 days ago · 76 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 1.970 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1474 days ago · 43 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 2.6119 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1474 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 1.699 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1474 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 1.8118 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1473 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 1.7126 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1473 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 1.683 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1473 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 3.487 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 1.829 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 2.772 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 42 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 1.678 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1471 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.626 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1470 days ago · 79 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 2.635 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1470 days ago · 86 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 1.664 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 2.894 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 1.790 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 135.

Before

  1. 1.827 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.636 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.685 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.641 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.031 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 98 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.8106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.738 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1495 days ago · 68 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.881 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1495 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.597 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.610 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 90 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.123 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.356 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 84 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.127 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.529 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.659 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 58 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.891 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.821 km N of King Cove, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 140 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.680 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.638 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022b9itzbf. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:54 AM UTC.