Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 222 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 222 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska on Sun, Feb 16, 2025, 4:40 PM AKST (01:40 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 202 km S of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-02-17 01:40:59 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.170° N, 161.200° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.2ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.077 · 22 stations
3.0ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

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 4.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
241°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000py7w (also filed as ak02527emvp9). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:51 PM UTC.