Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 13 km NNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 13 km NNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Sun, Jun 24, 2018, 1:03 PM AKDT (21:03 UTC), 199 km (123 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 26 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-06-24 21:03:26 UTC
Depth
198.6 km (123.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
56.106° N, 161.298° 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 6.8 km horizontally, 4.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
37

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.360 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 109 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.041 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.625 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.040 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 92 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 3012 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.849 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 3009 days ago · 84 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.527 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.970 km NE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 192 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.761 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3002 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.210 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2997 days ago · 160 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.826 km WNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2996 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.643 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2995 days ago · 118 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 3.026 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2989 days ago · 181 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.941 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2989 days ago · 111 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.914 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 2973 days ago · 71 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.444 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 137 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.338 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 125 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.255 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 2968 days ago · 117 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.830 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 164 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.937 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 88 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 1.624 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.040 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 150 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.260 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 115 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.253 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 106 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.735 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 184 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.550 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 131 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.648 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.245 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 163 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000frk8 (also filed as ak19810776, ak01881rkjdk, aacse01881rkjdk). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:50 PM UTC.