Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 48 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 48 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Tue, Nov 19, 2019, 11:40 AM AKST (20:40 UTC), 139 km (86 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
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-11-19 20:40:24 UTC
Depth
138.9 km (86.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.967° N, 160.424° 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
2.6ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.6ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed

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
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.344 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2507 days ago · 54 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.021 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2505 days ago · 169 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.543 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 68 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.719 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 172 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.212 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 61 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.058 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 3.748 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 155 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.830 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 150 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.038 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 90 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.028 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.051 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.722 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 78 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.728 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.932 km NW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 224 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.241 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 54 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 2.265 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2508 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.339 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 140 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.625 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.062 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2515 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.833 km N of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.826 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.066 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.933 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 79 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.946 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.038 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 116 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019euiqe4g (also filed as us70006d0e). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:37 AM UTC.