Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 41 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 41 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Sat, Jul 30, 2016, 1:56 AM AKDT (09:56 UTC), 90 km (56 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 40 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-07-30 09:56:22 UTC
Depth
90.1 km (56.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.634° N, 161.108° 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.

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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.955 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3712 days ago · 181 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.047 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3712 days ago · 76 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.841 km SW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3711 days ago · 71 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.163 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3707 days ago · 61 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.333 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3704 days ago · 52 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.848 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3701 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.238 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3699 days ago · 64 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.244 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3698 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.346 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3694 days ago · 144 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.943 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3693 days ago · 64 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.919 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3693 days ago · 72 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.515 km N of King Cove, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 147 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 3.241 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 87 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.044 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.555 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 179 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.154 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3685 days ago · 50 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.661 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3685 days ago · 121 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.811 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 156 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 4.740 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 152 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.445 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3679 days ago · 98 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 3.320 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 58 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 2.634 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 157 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 2.149 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 2.456 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3718 days ago · 114 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.144 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3720 days ago · 48 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.945 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3721 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.118 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 3722 days ago · 113 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.934 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3725 days ago · 46 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.934 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3727 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.438 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3732 days ago · 58 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.729 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3735 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.829 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3741 days ago · 48 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.357 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3743 days ago · 81 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.540 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3746 days ago · 73 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.525 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3746 days ago · 79 km deep · 57 km away

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