Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 28 km NNW of Cold Bay, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 28 km NNW of Cold Bay, Alaska on Sun, Jun 21, 2026, 6:05 AM AKDT (14:05 UTC), 169 km (105 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 25 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-06-21 14:05:56 UTC
Depth
169.1 km (105.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.424° N, 162.866° 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 8.9 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
134°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.933 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 100 days ago · 77 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.073 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 97 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.358 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 94 days ago · 167 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.876 km WNW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 85 days ago · 175 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.929 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 83 days ago · 73 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 3.328 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 79 days ago · 88 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.152 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 77 days ago · 62 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.821 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 75 days ago · 162 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.742 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 72 days ago · 81 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.015 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 72 days ago · 98 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 3.336 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 66 days ago · 71 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.55 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 66 days ago · 88 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.335 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 63 days ago · 171 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 3.625 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 59 days ago · 104 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.023 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 59 days ago · 88 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.624 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 58 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.736 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 58 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.724 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 57 days ago · 98 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.349 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 56 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.442 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 50 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 2.450 km NW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 101 days ago · 168 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.446 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 104 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.139 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 106 days ago · 65 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.862 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 110 days ago · 148 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.852 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 110 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.670 km NNE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 113 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.837 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 115 days ago · 79 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.626 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 123 days ago · 110 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000t7qx (also filed as aka2026mexysf). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC.