Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 48 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 48 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Mon, Aug 15, 2016, 8:42 AM AKDT (16:42 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 20 km S of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-08-15 16:42:48 UTC
Depth
10.9 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.958° N, 160.434° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.244 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3698 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.346 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3694 days ago · 144 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.919 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 72 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.241 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 87 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.661 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3684 days ago · 121 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.811 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 156 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.320 km N of Perryville, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 90 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.445 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3679 days ago · 98 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.938 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3669 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.727 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3667 days ago · 73 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 3.320 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 58 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.634 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 157 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.149 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.943 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 121 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 2.841 km SW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3711 days ago · 71 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.955 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3711 days ago · 181 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.941 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3717 days ago · 90 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.456 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3718 days ago · 114 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.49 km WSW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3721 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.934 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3726 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.821 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3730 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016ahcb62e. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:23 PM UTC.