M4.0 earthquake 64 km SE of King Cove, Alaska
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 64 km SE of King Cove, Alaska on Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:24 AM AKDT (10:24 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-29 10:24:37 UTC
- Depth
- 49.9 km (31.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 54.660° N, 161.590° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Strongest shaking
- II, weak shaking
- 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. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Preliminary · ±0.163 · 10 stations |
| 3.9 | ML, local (Richter) | Alaska Earthquake Center | Preliminary · ±0.1 · 90 stations |
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- II, weak shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 0.2% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 0.1 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
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How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.3 km horizontally, 16.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 179°
- Stations used
- 37
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 since this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 2.058 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.060 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3 days ago · 67 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.185 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 9 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.489 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 9 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.7102 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 10 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.995 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 11 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.793 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 12 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.792 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 12 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.596 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 12 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.493 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 12 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.299 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 13 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.264 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 13 days ago · 75 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.086 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 14 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.417 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 14 days ago · 76 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.399 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 14 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.495 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 15 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.895 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 15 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.951 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 15 days ago · 54 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.478 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 16 days ago · 24 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.5117 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 18 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tybl (also filed as aka2026thitnz). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:37 PM UTC.