Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 6 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 6 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Tue, Aug 11, 2020, 9:56 PM AKDT (05:56 UTC), 174 km (108 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 8 km SSE 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
2020-08-12 05:56:27 UTC
Depth
174.1 km (108.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.975° N, 161.304° 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
17

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 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.710 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 72 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.635 km WNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 227 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.926 km N of King Cove, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 145 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.049 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 148 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.733 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 61 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.654 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 198 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.557 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.144 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 86 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.925 km N of King Cove, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 126 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.757 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 148 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.337 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 82 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 3.18 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 163 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.950 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 159 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 2196 days ago · 58 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.617 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.554 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 83 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.750 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2249 days ago · 151 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.722 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 85 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.124 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2252 days ago · 170 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.822 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 76 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.059 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 147 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.733 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.732 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.815 km WNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 195 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.759 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.143 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 160 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.539 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2270 days ago · 89 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.634 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2270 days ago · 75 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.555 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2270 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.749 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2271 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.939 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 2272 days ago · 96 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020ac78bbt. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:49 PM UTC.