Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 26 km ENE of Cold Bay, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 26 km ENE of Cold Bay, Alaska on Fri, Aug 23, 2024, 12:14 AM AKDT (08:14 UTC), 158 km (98 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 15 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-08-23 08:14:26 UTC
Depth
158.4 km (98.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.302° N, 162.362° 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
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.760 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 769 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.946 km N of Cold Bay, Alaska · 769 days ago · 158 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.746 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 768 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.746 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 767 days ago · 52 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.74 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 766 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.549 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 762 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.135 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 761 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.969 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 760 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 3.38 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 759 days ago · 93 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.153 km N of False Pass, Alaska · 758 days ago · 135 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.960 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 757 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 3.148 km WNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 756 days ago · 219 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.073 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 754 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.962 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 754 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 3.042 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 754 days ago · 111 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.376 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 753 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.938 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 752 days ago · 110 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.260 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 749 days ago · 71 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.923 km NE of False Pass, Alaska · 748 days ago · 131 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.736 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 748 days ago · 64 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 1.83 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 747 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 1.945 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 746 days ago · 76 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 3.031 km NNE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 745 days ago · 162 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 1.732 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 745 days ago · 73 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 2.568 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 743 days ago · 73 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.674 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 743 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.649 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 741 days ago · 27 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 1.558 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 741 days ago · 62 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 2.21 km SW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 740 days ago · 155 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 1.648 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 740 days ago · 61 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 2.138 km S of Cold Bay, Alaska · 740 days ago · 74 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.928 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 737 days ago · 170 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 1.941 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 736 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 2.270 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 735 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.556 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 735 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 2.648 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 734 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 2.79 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 734 days ago · 108 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.774 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 734 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 1.771 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 733 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.912 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 732 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 2.220 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 732 days ago · 77 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 2.673 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 730 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.623 km NE of False Pass, Alaska · 729 days ago · 175 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 2.24 km N of False Pass, Alaska · 729 days ago · 99 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 2.161 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 727 days ago · 59 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 2.873 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 726 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.846 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 726 days ago · 59 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 2.074 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 726 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 2.849 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 726 days ago · 93 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 2.154 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 725 days ago · 39 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 1.975 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 723 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 2.441 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 723 days ago · 161 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 1.822 km N of King Cove, Alaska · 722 days ago · 132 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 1.750 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 722 days ago · 65 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 3.153 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 719 days ago · 158 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 2.651 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 719 days ago · 61 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 2.617 km NNE of False Pass, Alaska · 717 days ago · 142 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 3.023 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 717 days ago · 167 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 1.761 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 715 days ago · 44 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 2.070 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 715 days ago · 60 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

  1. 2.816 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 771 days ago · 171 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.969 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 773 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.619 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 773 days ago · 67 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.680 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 773 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 3.720 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 776 days ago · 103 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 3.581 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 779 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.542 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 779 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.879 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 780 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.985 km NW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 780 days ago · 223 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.749 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 783 days ago · 48 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.910 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 783 days ago · 103 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.55 km NNW of King Cove, Alaska · 784 days ago · 93 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.542 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 785 days ago · 73 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.070 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 785 days ago · 46 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.870 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 786 days ago · 77 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.764 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 786 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.961 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 786 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.668 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 786 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.740 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 786 days ago · 61 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 3.160 km NW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 789 days ago · 206 km deep · 73 km away

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