Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 39 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 39 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Fri, Nov 15, 2019, 7:23 PM AKST (04:23 UTC), 140 km (87 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 21 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-11-16 04:23:01 UTC
Depth
139.9 km (86.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.958° N, 160.577° 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
19

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.648 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 139 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 3.344 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2505 days ago · 54 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.021 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 169 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.543 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 68 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.719 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 172 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.212 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 61 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.058 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.748 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 155 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.830 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 150 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 4.038 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 90 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.028 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.051 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.722 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 78 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 2.625 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.062 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.833 km N of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.826 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.933 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 79 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.946 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.038 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2534 days ago · 116 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.131 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2536 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.455 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2539 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019epahpzu. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:25 AM UTC.