Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 14 km W of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 14 km W of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Thu, Aug 26, 2021, 6:43 PM AKDT (02:43 UTC), 207 km (128 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 42 km NE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-08-27 02:43:45 UTC
Depth
206.7 km (128.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.990° N, 161.438° 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.

Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.614 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 79 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.057 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 115 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.846 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 74 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.814 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 76 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.725 km ENE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 124 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.753 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 120 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 3.142 km NE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 180 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.728 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 61 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.95 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 172 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 1835 days ago · 159 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.734 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 93 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.018 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 62 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 2.136 km NW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 151 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.542 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 93 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.046 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 99 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.618 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 160 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.915 km NW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 203 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.838 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 136 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 3.020 km N of King Cove, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 161 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.760 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 150 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 1887 days ago · 80 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 3.132 km NNE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 171 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021azaw4o8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:37 AM UTC.