Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 60 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 60 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Sat, Oct 12, 2019, 8:43 AM AKDT (16:43 UTC), 106 km (66 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
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-10-12 16:43:44 UTC
Depth
106.1 km (65.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.493° N, 161.538° 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
2.7ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.148 · 6 stations
2.3ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.6 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
157°
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: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.876 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.120 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 56 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.711 km WSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2542 days ago · 118 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.757 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 53 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.837 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 2539 days ago · 106 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.131 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2539 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.852 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2538 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.764 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2538 days ago · 55 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.038 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 116 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.946 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.235 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 48 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.953 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 49 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.642 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 65 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.151 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 59 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.826 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.959 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2518 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.625 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.954 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.339 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 140 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 3.259 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.654 km NNE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 153 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 1.681 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 48 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.648 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2509 days ago · 139 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 4.021 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 169 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.920 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 88 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.745 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 28 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 2.771 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 73 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.719 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 172 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.878 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 1.713 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 100 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 2.076 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.212 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 61 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.942 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 46 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 2.083 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.757 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.948 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 61 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 2.560 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 73 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.856 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 71 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.336 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 48 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.579 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.882 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.049 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.061 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2561 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.929 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2563 days ago · 53 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.820 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 66 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 2566 days ago · 79 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.851 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 3.149 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.158 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 65 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.761 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.134 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700063uu (also filed as ak019d3ly5ps). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:47 PM UTC.