Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 15 km W of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 15 km W of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Thu, Jun 11, 2020, 6:23 PM AKDT (02:23 UTC), 191 km (119 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 15 km WNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-06-12 02:23:49 UTC
Depth
191.2 km (118.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
56.017° N, 161.456° 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 8.1 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
150°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.828 km WNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2289 days ago · 112 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.945 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2286 days ago · 133 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.846 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2280 days ago · 96 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.628 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2279 days ago · 193 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.622 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2273 days ago · 157 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.945 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 2273 days ago · 82 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.939 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 2268 days ago · 96 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.749 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2267 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.555 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2266 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.634 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2266 days ago · 75 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.539 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2266 days ago · 89 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.143 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 160 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.759 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.815 km WNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 195 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.732 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.733 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.059 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 147 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.822 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 76 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.124 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 170 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.722 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 85 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.750 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 151 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.554 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 83 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 2.138 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2303 days ago · 84 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.816 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2303 days ago · 78 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.836 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2306 days ago · 158 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.140 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2310 days ago · 131 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 3.541 km NNE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2311 days ago · 160 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.051 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2318 days ago · 91 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.160 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 2323 days ago · 100 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.946 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 86 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000accq (also filed as ak0207j9gtnj). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:58 PM UTC.