Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 19 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 19 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Wed, Aug 28, 2019, 4:22 AM AKDT (12:22 UTC), 175 km (109 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 60 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
AACSE
Local time
UTC
2019-08-28 12:22:37 UTC
Depth
174.8 km (108.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.963° N, 161.513° 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
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.750 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 118 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.760 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 106 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.120 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 56 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.837 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 2541 days ago · 106 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.038 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2539 days ago · 116 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 2.734 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 139 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.860 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 116 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.738 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 124 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 3.258 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 163 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.931 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 159 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 2602 days ago · 200 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.141 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2604 days ago · 169 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.143 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 143 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.724 km NW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 198 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.251 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 166 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.063 km NNE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 207 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.029 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 2612 days ago · 140 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.729 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2613 days ago · 172 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.567 km NW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2613 days ago · 148 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.240 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 2614 days ago · 106 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 3.060 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2617 days ago · 156 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 3.151 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2617 days ago · 166 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 3.547 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2617 days ago · 172 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 3.224 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2618 days ago · 172 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.5Alaska Peninsula · 2620 days ago · 66 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse019b149afw. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:58 AM UTC.