Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 22 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 22 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Thu, Jul 9, 2020, 4:47 AM AKDT (12:47 UTC), 157 km (98 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 32 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Thu, Jul 9, 2020, 4:47 AM AKDT
UTC: 2020-07-09 12:47:38 UTC
Depth: 157.2 km (97.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 55.801° N, 161.171° 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 10.5 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.15
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 154°
Stations used: 20

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast67 kmNW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000b52k (also filed as ak0208s32o78). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:19 AM UTC.