Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 53 km W of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 53 km W of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Tue, Aug 28, 2018, 8:27 PM AKDT (04:27 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 54 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-08-29 04:27:35 UTC
Depth
14.2 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.924° N, 162.056° 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.ScaleComputed byNotes
1.9ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
1.9ML, local (Richter)AACSEPreliminary

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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.621 km NNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2954 days ago · 198 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.151 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2943 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.553 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2943 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.941 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 161 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.851 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 109 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.543 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 78 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.634 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2927 days ago · 170 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 3.954 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 168 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 3.730 km NW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 202 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.914 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.513 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.762 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.946 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 139 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 3.524 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2903 days ago · 166 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 3.219 km WNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2897 days ago · 206 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 2.860 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2959 days ago · 180 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.937 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 88 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.830 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2964 days ago · 164 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 3.023 km N of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2968 days ago · 164 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.24 km N of King Cove, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 138 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.255 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 117 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.338 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 125 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.444 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 137 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018b2n28gx (also filed as ak20237379, aacse018b2n28gx). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:53 PM UTC.