M2.9 earthquake 32 km NW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 32 km NW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Thu, Jan 16, 2020, 11:29 PM AKST (08:29 UTC), 224 km (139 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 46 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-01-17 08:29:36 UTC
- Depth
- 224.4 km (139.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 56.200° N, 161.598° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 8.5 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 115°
- Stations used
- 48
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.055 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 152 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.246 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 175 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.952 km W of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.249 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 169 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.762 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 145 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.611 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 183 km deep · 33 km away
Before
- 1.722 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 78 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.051 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.830 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 150 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.748 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 155 km deep · 57 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600079c0 (also filed as ak020s92pdz). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC.