Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 87 km SE of King Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 87 km SE of King Cove, Alaska on Thu, Jan 25, 2024, 4:34 PM AKST (01:34 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 77 km SE of King Cove, 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
2024-01-26 01:34:35 UTC
Depth
14.1 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.431° N, 161.501° 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
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 143 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.386 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 979 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.261 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 978 days ago · 64 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.555 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 977 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.983 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 976 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.7102 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 976 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.062 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 976 days ago · 81 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.044 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 975 days ago · 57 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.189 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 975 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 3.158 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 975 days ago · 51 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.766 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 974 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.875 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 974 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.6149 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 974 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.8122 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 973 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.693 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 973 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.084 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 972 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.179 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 972 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.585 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 972 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.180 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 972 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.184 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 972 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.379 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 972 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 2.481 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 972 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 1.957 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 970 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 2.040 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 970 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 2.221 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 970 days ago · 61 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 1.861 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 969 days ago · 36 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 2.811 km NNW of King Cove, Alaska · 969 days ago · 127 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.950 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 969 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 2.691 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 968 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.293 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 967 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 2.378 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 967 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 2.881 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 965 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 3.248 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 965 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 2.142 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 964 days ago · 74 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 2.876 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 964 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 2.4104 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 964 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 2.4113 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 963 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 2.076 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 963 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 2.180 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 963 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.858 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 963 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 1.871 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 962 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 2.230 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 962 days ago · 49 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 2.180 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 959 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 2.482 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 958 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 3.092 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 956 days ago · 35 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 2.566 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 956 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 1.878 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 956 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 1.776 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 956 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 1.878 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 956 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 1.676 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 955 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 2.672 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 955 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 1.964 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 955 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 1.566 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 954 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 1.949 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 954 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 2.686 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 954 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 1.949 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 954 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 1.685 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 954 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 1.8111 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 954 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 2.477 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 953 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 1.749 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 953 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 1.888 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 953 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 143.

Before

  1. 1.852 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 979 days ago · 50 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.5101 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 980 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.844 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 980 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.625 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 980 days ago · 82 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.531 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 980 days ago · 109 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.882 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 981 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.166 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 981 days ago · 49 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.056 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 981 days ago · 73 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.6123 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 981 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.940 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 982 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.085 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 985 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.088 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 986 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.1104 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 987 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.438 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 988 days ago · 86 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.2122 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 988 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.958 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 988 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.5127 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 988 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.7117 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 990 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.7133 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 990 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.2146 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 990 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024170rthy. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:14 AM UTC.