Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 47 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 47 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Fri, Jan 11, 2019, 1:32 AM AKST (10:32 UTC), 178 km (111 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 55 km WNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
AACSE
Local time
UTC
2019-01-11 10:32:54 UTC
Depth
178.0 km (110.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.696° N, 161.743° 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
70

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.210 km SW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2820 days ago · 114 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 3.032 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 58 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.27 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 56 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.047 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 168 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 3.59 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 175 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.350 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 103 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.660 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2807 days ago · 124 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.337 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 90 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.638 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2801 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.826 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 2800 days ago · 73 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.923 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 2800 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.051 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 2799 days ago · 64 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.756 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2792 days ago · 134 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 3.520 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 168 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.239 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 102 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 4.155 km WNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 215 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 3.640 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2779 days ago · 165 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 3.533 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 157 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 3.126 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 151 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.426 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.950 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 102 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 2.229 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 109 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 2.847 km WNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 215 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 2.655 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 53 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.364 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 57 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.154 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 118 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.555 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2832 days ago · 74 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.849 km N of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2833 days ago · 187 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.655 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2840 days ago · 159 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 3.053 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2843 days ago · 64 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse019id24mo. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:23 PM UTC.