Alaska earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 54 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 54 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Wed, Oct 3, 2018, 6:58 AM AKDT (14:58 UTC), 168 km (104 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
AACSE
Local time
UTC
2018-10-03 14:58:59 UTC
Depth
167.9 km (104.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.679° N, 161.867° 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

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Stations used
61

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.730 km NW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 202 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.914 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.513 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.323 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 99 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 2910 days ago · 98 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.762 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.946 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 139 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 3.524 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 166 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 3.219 km WNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2896 days ago · 206 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 3.051 km W of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 204 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.817 km WNW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 109 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.141 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 58 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.223 km N of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 110 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.920 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 54 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.664 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2876 days ago · 82 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 3.318 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2871 days ago · 79 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 3.127 km NNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 204 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.214 km S of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 97 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.838 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2866 days ago · 64 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 2.634 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 170 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.543 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 78 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.851 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 109 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.042 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 64 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.941 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 161 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.26 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 76 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.317 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2940 days ago · 70 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.553 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2942 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.151 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2942 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse018cop0eww. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:08 PM UTC.