Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 50 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 50 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Wed, Aug 28, 2019, 1:37 PM AKDT (21:37 UTC), 118 km (73 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 36 km S of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-08-28 21:37:23 UTC
Depth
118.1 km (73.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.617° N, 161.642° 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

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Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.158 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 65 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 2562 days ago · 79 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.820 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2561 days ago · 66 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.336 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 48 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.856 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 71 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.760 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 106 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.120 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 56 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.711 km WSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2539 days ago · 118 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.757 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 53 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.837 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 2536 days ago · 106 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.852 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 46 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.764 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 55 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.038 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2534 days ago · 116 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 1.87 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 90 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.119 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 175 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.734 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 139 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.860 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 116 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.738 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 124 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.258 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 163 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.931 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 159 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 2598 days ago · 200 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.141 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 169 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.234 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 68 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.143 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 143 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.724 km NW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 198 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.251 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2606 days ago · 166 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.755 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2606 days ago · 76 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2606 days ago · 166 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.063 km NNE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 207 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.029 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 140 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.729 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 172 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.240 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 2609 days ago · 106 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.733 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019b19pdir (also filed as aacse019b19pdir). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.