M2.9 earthquake 40 km W of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 40 km W of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Mon, Jun 6, 2016, 4:54 PM AKDT (00:54 UTC), 222 km (138 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 50 km NW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-06-07 00:54:23 UTC
- Depth
- 222.3 km (138.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 56.072° N, 161.843° W
- Region
- Alaska
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.9 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · 19 stations |
| 2.9 | ML, local (Richter) | Alaska Earthquake Center | Preliminary |
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, 7.4 km in depth
- Station coverage gap
- 158°
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.240 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3761 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.837 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 99 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.350 km NW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3749 days ago · 200 km deep · 27 km away · tsunami flag
- 1.934 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3727 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.456 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3719 days ago · 114 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.941 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3718 days ago · 90 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.955 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3713 days ago · 181 km deep · 37 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200063pn (also filed as ak13639493, ak0167ayrsyw). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:33 PM UTC.