Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 80 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 80 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska on Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 1:32 PM AKDT (21:32 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 84 km S of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-04-20 21:32:49 UTC
Depth
13.9 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.386° N, 161.855° 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 9.5 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
248°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 94 in the 60 days after this one and 75 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.069 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 160 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.894 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 160 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.395 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 159 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 3.487 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 158 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.752 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 157 days ago · 72 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.793 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 155 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.694 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 154 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.888 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 154 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.585 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 153 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.9100 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 153 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.142 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 153 days ago · 70 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.490 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 152 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.5108 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 150 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 4.685 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 150 days ago · 41 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.576 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 150 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.775 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 150 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.982 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 149 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.654 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 149 days ago · 59 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.798 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 149 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 3.169 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 148 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.6120 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 148 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 2.198 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 147 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 2.468 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 147 days ago · 28 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 2.791 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 147 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 2.2103 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 147 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 2.198 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 147 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 2.5125 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 146 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.998 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 145 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 2.2123 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 145 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 3.078 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 145 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 2.870 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 144 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 3.185 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 144 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 2.815 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 144 days ago · 102 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 2.591 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 144 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 2.181 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 143 days ago · 30 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 2.7117 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 142 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 2.9102 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 142 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 2.842 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 141 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 2.447 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 141 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 2.177 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 140 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 2.995 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 140 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 2.993 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 140 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 4.784 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 140 days ago · 48 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 3.578 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 140 days ago · 46 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 2.597 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 140 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 2.5112 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 134 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 2.5104 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 134 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 2.890 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 134 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 3.185 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 134 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 1.951 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 131 days ago · 80 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 2.076 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 130 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 2.3105 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 129 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 3.788 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 127 days ago · 42 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 2.777 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 126 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 2.790 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 125 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 2.2100 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 124 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 2.190 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 124 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 2.593 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 124 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 2.487 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 124 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 1.626 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 123 days ago · 110 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 94.

Before

  1. 2.113 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 164 days ago · 120 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.575 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 165 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.654 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 166 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.6100 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 168 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.794 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 168 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.3100 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 170 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 3.396 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 170 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.5104 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 170 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.475 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 170 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.467 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 171 days ago · 29 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 3.793 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 171 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.596 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 171 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 3.194 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 171 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 5.193 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 171 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 6
  15. 2.144 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 172 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.798 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 172 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.2105 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 172 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.9106 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 172 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.3109 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 173 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.2104 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 173 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026httaah. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:53 PM UTC.