Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 43 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 43 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Wed, May 2, 2018, 8:18 AM AKDT (16:18 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-05-02 16:18:58 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.941° N, 160.514° 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
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.637 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 65 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.841 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.262 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.37 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 72 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.911 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 90 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.030 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.753 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 82 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.144 km NW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 207 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.06 km ESE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 90 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.738 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 71 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.721 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 106 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.044 km SW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 64 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.030 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.245 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 163 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.550 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 131 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.735 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 184 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.253 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 106 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.035 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 68 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.446 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.044 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 67 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.958 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 88 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.260 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 115 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.040 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 150 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.624 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 2.613 km NNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 199 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 2.360 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3020 days ago · 109 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.041 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 1.625 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 2.040 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 92 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 2.433 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.547 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.612 km WNW of Perryville, Alaska · 3079 days ago · 104 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.729 km W of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3081 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.730 km W of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3082 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.332 km W of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.248 km N of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.834 km WNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3090 days ago · 220 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.130 km WNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 93 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.033 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3097 days ago · 85 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.815 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 144 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.626 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3100 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.255 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3101 days ago · 118 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0185m179ca (also filed as ak19314796). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:43 AM UTC.