Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 35 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 35 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Sat, Nov 6, 2021, 1:10 PM AKDT (21:10 UTC), 206 km (128 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 15 km NNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-06 21:10:14 UTC
Depth
205.9 km (127.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.797° N, 161.650° 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 8.5 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
175°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.315 km NNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 198 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.766 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 56 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.034 km N of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 179 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.831 km N of King Cove, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 172 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.645 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 92 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.229 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 86 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.727 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.455 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.556 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.625 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 71 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 3.123 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 98 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.835 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.813 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.76 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.237 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 138 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.09 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 68 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.963 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 2.435 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.954 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 49 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.739 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.841 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 107 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.515 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.018 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 62 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.734 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 93 km deep · 71 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000gcat (also filed as ak021e915v5a). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:28 AM UTC.