Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 33 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 33 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Mon, Mar 15, 2021, 5:58 AM AKDT (13:58 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 32 km S of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-15 13:58:05 UTC
Depth
20.6 km (12.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.871° N, 160.731° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.3 km horizontally, 12.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
161°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.063 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 154 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.632 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 50 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.838 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 119 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.827 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 63 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.515 km NW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 194 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.843 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.235 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 116 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.141 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 71 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.122 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.735 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.737 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 86 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.717 km WNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 204 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.837 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.915 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 66 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.928 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 81 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.161 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 92 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 3.446 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 65 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.853 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 168 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 3.049 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 119 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.639 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 67 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.116 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 90 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 1.922 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 2023 days ago · 116 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.036 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 90 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.531 km NNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 210 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.341 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 95 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.955 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 92 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.48 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 68 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 3.034 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.29 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 76 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.136 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 65 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.621 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 91 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.826 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.331 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 158 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.329 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 68 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.45 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 83 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.156 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 65 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000dz9z (also filed as ak0213elurdz). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:01 PM UTC.