Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 35 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 35 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Thu, Jun 7, 2018, 10:32 AM AKDT (18:32 UTC), 184 km (114 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 39 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-06-07 18:32:03 UTC
Depth
183.8 km (114.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.804° N, 161.651° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 13.7 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
205°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.253 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 106 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.044 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 67 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.958 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 88 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.260 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 115 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.040 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 150 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.624 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.613 km NNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3020 days ago · 199 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.360 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 109 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.625 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.040 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 92 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 3012 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.849 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 3009 days ago · 84 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 3.339 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 92 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.527 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.761 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3002 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.233 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 115 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.210 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2997 days ago · 160 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.643 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2995 days ago · 118 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 3.026 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2989 days ago · 181 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.941 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2989 days ago · 111 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 2.550 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 131 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.648 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.655 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 61 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.245 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 163 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.721 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 106 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.738 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 71 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 4.144 km NW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 207 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.753 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 82 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 3.751 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 72 km deep · 85 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000esvb (also filed as ak19771623, ak01879lti3o, aacse01879lti3o). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 PM UTC.