Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 62 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 62 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Tue, Aug 22, 2017, 10:34 AM AKDT (18:34 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 29 km ENE of Cold Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-08-22 18:34:53 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.564° N, 161.838° 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
17

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 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.428 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 81 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.363 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 163 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 3.265 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.041 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.923 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 90 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.7Alaska Peninsula · 3314 days ago · 167 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.830 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 161 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.59 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 157 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.136 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 100 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.948 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 71 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.044 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 3.929 km ENE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 139 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.049 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 67 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.532 km NNW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 170 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 3.145 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 143 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 3.764 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 64 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 3.055 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 86 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.231 km NNE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 128 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.055 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 123 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.563 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 152 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 1.630 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 3.431 km NNE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 174 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 2.150 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 159 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 2.338 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 79 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.926 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 75 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.039 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.214 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 120 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.635 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3337 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.864 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 65 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.77 km WSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 112 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.713 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 83 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.543 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.745 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 51 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.131 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 152 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.045 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 65 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.162 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.834 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 70 km deep · 60 km away

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