Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 24 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 24 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska on Sat, Dec 7, 2024, 9:26 PM AKST (06:26 UTC), 145 km (90 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 26 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.5 (ml), micro
Local time: Sat, Dec 7, 2024, 9:26 PM AKST
UTC: 2024-12-08 06:26:13 UTC
Depth: 144.5 km (89.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 55.359° N, 162.474° 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.

Location uncertainty: About 12.1 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.15
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 188°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 13

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast35 kmNNW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pj1d (also filed as ak024frd28pn). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:50 AM UTC.