Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 11 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 11 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Sat, Mar 14, 2020, 4:54 PM AKDT (00:54 UTC), 183 km (114 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 55 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-03-15 00:54:38 UTC
Depth
183.5 km (114.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.940° N, 161.352° 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 6.9 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.763 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 88 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.230 km WNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 135 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.542 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.539 km SW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 73 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.939 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2377 days ago · 102 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.843 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2373 days ago · 94 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.137 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2372 days ago · 157 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.727 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 133 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.937 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 3.818 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2356 days ago · 164 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.631 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 55 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.721 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 112 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 3.618 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 165 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.830 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 143 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.28 km NNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 166 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 4.555 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 165 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  17. 3.043 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2335 days ago · 180 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.946 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 86 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.719 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 1.915 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 57 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.618 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 64 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.227 km N of King Cove, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 151 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.832 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 111 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.762 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 145 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.249 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 169 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.952 km W of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70008frx (also filed as ak0203g1mosx). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:29 AM UTC.