Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 1 km SW of Cold Bay, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 1 km SW of Cold Bay, Alaska on Sat, Sep 21, 2024, 5:07 AM AKDT (13:07 UTC), 155 km (96 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
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-09-21 13:07:42 UTC
Depth
154.6 km (96.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.179° N, 162.736° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 85 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.648 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 739 days ago · 61 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.138 km S of Cold Bay, Alaska · 739 days ago · 74 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.646 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 738 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.641 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 738 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.928 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 737 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.936 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 737 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.928 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 736 days ago · 170 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.255 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 735 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.941 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 735 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.270 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 734 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.556 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 734 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.648 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 734 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.79 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 734 days ago · 108 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.912 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 732 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.220 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 731 days ago · 77 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.623 km NE of False Pass, Alaska · 729 days ago · 175 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.24 km N of False Pass, Alaska · 728 days ago · 99 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.161 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 727 days ago · 59 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.977 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 726 days ago · 31 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.873 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 726 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.846 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 725 days ago · 59 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 2.849 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 725 days ago · 93 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.154 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 725 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.441 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 722 days ago · 161 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.822 km N of King Cove, Alaska · 722 days ago · 132 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 1.750 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 722 days ago · 65 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 1.542 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 720 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 3.153 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 719 days ago · 158 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 2.651 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 718 days ago · 61 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.617 km NNE of False Pass, Alaska · 717 days ago · 142 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 1.761 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 714 days ago · 44 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 2.070 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 714 days ago · 60 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.938 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 714 days ago · 61 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 2.756 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 713 days ago · 53 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 4.315 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 713 days ago · 95 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 2.246 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 712 days ago · 85 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 1.647 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 711 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.55 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 711 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 1.665 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 711 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 4.077 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 711 days ago · 208 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 1.644 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 711 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 2.910 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 709 days ago · 126 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 1.932 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 708 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.936 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 708 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 1.735 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 708 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 1.935 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 708 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 2.512 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 708 days ago · 120 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 1.935 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 707 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.838 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 705 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 3.022 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 705 days ago · 77 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 1.657 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 704 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 1.984 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 703 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.644 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 703 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 2.046 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 703 days ago · 45 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 2.868 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 701 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.061 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 701 days ago · 104 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 2.239 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 701 days ago · 80 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 1.737 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 700 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 1.958 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 700 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.635 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 697 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 85.

Before

  1. 1.558 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 740 days ago · 62 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.649 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 740 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.568 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 742 days ago · 73 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.137 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 743 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.732 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 744 days ago · 73 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 3.031 km NNE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 745 days ago · 162 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.065 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 745 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.945 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 745 days ago · 76 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.83 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 747 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.736 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 747 days ago · 64 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.777 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 748 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.923 km NE of False Pass, Alaska · 748 days ago · 131 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.260 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 749 days ago · 71 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.938 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 751 days ago · 110 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 3.042 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 753 days ago · 111 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.962 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 753 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.935 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 755 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.074 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 755 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.960 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 756 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.153 km N of False Pass, Alaska · 757 days ago · 135 km deep · 54 km away

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