Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 42 km W of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 42 km W of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Sun, Apr 7, 2019, 2:41 AM AKDT (10:41 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 34 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-04-07 10:41:10 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.944° N, 161.884° 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
2.2ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.2ML, local (Richter)AACSEPreliminary

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.860 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 2733 days ago · 107 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.322 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2732 days ago · 156 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.134 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2729 days ago · 170 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.940 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2729 days ago · 118 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.549 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2727 days ago · 162 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.053 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2724 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.626 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2723 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.146 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2716 days ago · 75 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.662 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2712 days ago · 126 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.450 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2712 days ago · 140 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 3.539 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 2711 days ago · 125 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.847 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2711 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.636 km NNW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2709 days ago · 173 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.914 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2708 days ago · 62 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 3.218 km WNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2706 days ago · 188 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 3.933 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2703 days ago · 161 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.530 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2701 days ago · 135 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.345 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2701 days ago · 138 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.533 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2700 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.843 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2700 days ago · 152 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 2.251 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2700 days ago · 127 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 3.324 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2700 days ago · 156 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 3.238 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2697 days ago · 168 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 2.635 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2696 days ago · 157 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 2.535 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 2694 days ago · 79 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.749 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 2692 days ago · 99 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 2.858 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2691 days ago · 163 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 2.112 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2690 days ago · 169 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 2.631 km NNW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2689 days ago · 176 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 3.835 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2688 days ago · 155 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.733 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 2687 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 2.738 km N of King Cove, Alaska · 2686 days ago · 145 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 3.733 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2686 days ago · 154 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 3.9Alaska Peninsula · 2686 days ago · 149 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 2.627 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2684 days ago · 149 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 1.914 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2683 days ago · 70 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.560 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2681 days ago · 131 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 2.151 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2680 days ago · 121 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 3.444 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2680 days ago · 149 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 1.729 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 2677 days ago · 70 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 3.245 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2676 days ago · 142 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 3.022 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2674 days ago · 151 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 2.812 km WNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2737 days ago · 180 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 3.543 km WNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2743 days ago · 211 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.548 km W of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2745 days ago · 169 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 3.656 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 2749 days ago · 124 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.416 km N of King Cove, Alaska · 2753 days ago · 151 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.751 km WNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2753 days ago · 215 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.7Alaska Peninsula · 2759 days ago · 124 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0194glbt4e (also filed as aacse0194glbt4e). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:12 AM UTC.