Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 60 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 60 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Sat, Dec 12, 2020, 1:38 AM AKST (10:38 UTC), 164 km (102 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 32 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

King Cove forecast More in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Sat, Dec 12, 2020, 1:38 AM AKST
UTC: 2020-12-12 10:38:52 UTC
Depth: 164.0 km (101.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 55.666° N, 161.968° 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 12.1 km horizontally, 5.1 km in depth
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 234°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 16

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast71 kmNNE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

Earthquakes today Alaska earthquakes Live radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000csii (also filed as ak020fy1o0ln). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:58 AM UTC.