The map shows quakes of M1.5 and up from the last 90 days, the 8 biggest on record, and always the very latest quake — even if it was smaller than M1.5. The list below can include smaller ones the map leaves out. Tap any dot for details.
In the last 30 days, 25 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of King Cove, the biggest of them M3.2. Over the past year, M3.0+ quakes near King Cove came at 0.9× the usual pace — quieter than normal for this area. The biggest quake on record near King Cove — records go back to 1980 — was the M7.0 of May 30, 1991, 13:17 UTC: 71 km SE of King Cove, Alaska.
How we figure this: 51 quakes of M3.0 or bigger within 100 km in the last 12 months (Nov 03, 2025 – Nov 03, 2026), compared with an average of 59.7 a year across the full calendar years 2016–2025, counted the same way. This compares how often quakes happened in two past periods. It is not a forecast, and it does not mean a big earthquake is on its way — nobody can predict earthquakes.
Latest earthquakes near King Cove
| Mag | Location | Local time | Depth | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1.1 | 49 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska | Nov 02, 2026, 05:14 AM | 23 km | 50 km NNE |
| M2.9 | 73 km SE of False Pass, Alaska | Oct 31, 2026, 07:36 AM | 30 km | 83 km SSW |
| M2.9 | 78 km SE of False Pass, Alaska | Oct 31, 2026, 07:36 AM | 25 km | 86 km SSW |
| M2.2 | 20 km NE of False Pass, Alaska | Oct 30, 2026, 07:51 AM | 121 km | 57 km W |
| M2.5 | 65 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska | Oct 30, 2026, 05:29 AM | 30 km | 65 km SSE |
| M1.8 | 12 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska | Oct 28, 2026, 09:41 AM | 2 km | 82 km WSW |
| M1.8 | 35 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska | Oct 28, 2026, 07:04 AM | 112 km | 36 km ENE |
| M2.5 | 88 km S of King Cove, Alaska | Oct 27, 2026, 11:20 AM | 30 km | 88 km S |
| M2.6 | 97 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska | Oct 25, 2026, 10:37 PM | 7 km | 97 km SSE |
| M1.2 | 21 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska | Oct 24, 2026, 02:14 PM | 1 km | 94 km WSW |
Earthquakes per year near King Cove (M3.0 and up, within 100 km)
M3.0–3.9 M4.0+
Each bar is one year; taller means more quakes (M3.0 and up). The dark red part is the bigger ones (M4.0+), counted inside the number above each bar — not added on top. These may be felt, depending on how far away and how deep they are. 2026 is not a full year yet — it only counts up to today. Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog.
What the last year looked like near King Cove
Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 423 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.
The 8 biggest earthquakes on record near King Cove (M4.0 and up, since 1980)
| Mag | Location | Date (UTC) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| M7.0 | 71 km SE of King Cove, Alaska | May 30, 1991, 13:17 UTC | 71 km |
| M6.5 | 88 km SE of False Pass, Alaska | Jun 21, 1987, 05:46 UTC | 96 km |
| M6.4 | 85 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska | Oct 13, 1999, 01:33 UTC | 85 km |
| M6.3 | 72 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska | Oct 02, 2007, 18:00 UTC | 73 km |
| M6.2 | 70 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska | Mar 14, 1995, 17:33 UTC | 70 km |
| M6.1 | 75 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska | Jul 28, 2020, 08:03 UTC | 77 km |
| M6.1 | 72 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska | Jul 16, 2011, 19:59 UTC | 72 km |
| M6.0 | 87 km SE of King Cove, Alaska | Dec 31, 2018, 02:35 UTC | 87 km |
Nearby places
Sand Point, AK (119 km)
USGS data fetched Nov 03, 2026, 18:45 UTC · page built Nov 03, 2026, 18:45 UTC. How to read this page: recent-window counts cover M1.5+ events within 100 km; the 10-year layer is based on M3.0+ and the history layer on M4.0+ since 1980. Recording completeness varies by era and region — small quakes from early decades are under-recorded, so “no record” does not prove “never happened”. Depths are relative to sea level and can be slightly negative for shallow events in elevated terrain. Method: data & methodology.