Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 55 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 55 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Thu, Apr 5, 2018, 2:25 AM AKDT (10:25 UTC), 118 km (73 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 37 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-04-05 10:25:58 UTC
Depth
118.2 km (73.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.538° N, 161.544° 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
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.754 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3103 days ago · 62 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.626 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3103 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.671 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3103 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.815 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3101 days ago · 144 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.033 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 85 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.131 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 102 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.251 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 76 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.834 km WNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3092 days ago · 220 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.681 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3089 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.547 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3080 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.369 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3079 days ago · 44 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.743 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 4.637 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 65 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.963 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 3.751 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 72 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.753 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 82 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.972 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 4.144 km NW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 207 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.036 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 36 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.738 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 71 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.721 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 106 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.245 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 163 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 1.655 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 61 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 1.648 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 2.550 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 131 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 2.050 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.169 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 72 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.138 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.048 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3106 days ago · 110 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.222 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 56 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.915 km WSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3108 days ago · 118 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.357 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3111 days ago · 79 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.657 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.023 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 85 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.163 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.840 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 145 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.150 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3119 days ago · 109 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.844 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3119 days ago · 175 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.824 km W of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 184 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.238 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 65 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.342 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 93 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.758 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 69 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.65 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 69 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.078 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away

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