Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 22 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 22 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska on Wed, May 29, 2024, 1:48 AM AKDT (09:48 UTC), 116 km (72 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 41 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-05-29 09:48:05 UTC
Depth
116.2 km (72.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.180° N, 163.078° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.555 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 857 days ago · 48 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.648 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 856 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.042 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 856 days ago · 57 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.718 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 854 days ago · 117 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.94 km NNW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 854 days ago · 133 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.741 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 854 days ago · 154 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.652 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 854 days ago · 84 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.057 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 854 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.644 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 854 days ago · 65 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.661 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 852 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.149 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 852 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.728 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 851 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.755 km NNE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 851 days ago · 163 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.53 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 851 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.691 km NW of False Pass, Alaska · 850 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.749 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 848 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.942 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 848 days ago · 60 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.137 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 846 days ago · 84 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.932 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 844 days ago · 93 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.037 km NW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 843 days ago · 150 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 2.544 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 842 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 3.541 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 842 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.738 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 842 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.933 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 842 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 2.032 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 842 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 1.831 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 841 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.839 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 841 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.632 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 841 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.635 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 841 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 2.547 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 841 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.844 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 841 days ago · 55 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 1.760 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 841 days ago · 115 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.736 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 841 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 1.633 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 841 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.534 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 841 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 1.735 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 841 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 1.61 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 841 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 1.633 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 841 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 1.629 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 841 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 1.733 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 841 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 1.930 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 840 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 1.535 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 840 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 1.956 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 840 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 1.832 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 839 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 2.657 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 839 days ago · 131 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 1.533 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 838 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 1.534 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 838 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 1.668 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 838 days ago · 36 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 1.637 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 838 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 1.636 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 838 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.536 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 837 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 1.535 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 837 days ago · 72 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 1.657 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 837 days ago · 59 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 1.534 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 837 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 1.933 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 837 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 1.922 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 837 days ago · 155 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 1.932 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 837 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 3.076 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 836 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 1.636 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 834 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 2.548 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 834 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 91.

Before

  1. 1.84 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 859 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.551 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 863 days ago · 70 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.841 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 863 days ago · 58 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.932 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 864 days ago · 81 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.76 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 864 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.616 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 865 days ago · 103 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.029 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 867 days ago · 99 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.939 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 868 days ago · 59 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.946 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 869 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.131 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 870 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 4.237 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 870 days ago · 146 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.817 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 870 days ago · 124 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.540 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 870 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.628 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 871 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.746 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 873 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.641 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 875 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.152 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 876 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 3.161 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 876 days ago · 85 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.123 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 877 days ago · 94 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.639 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 880 days ago · 66 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0246w899a6. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:35 PM UTC.