M3.0 earthquake 55 km WNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 55 km WNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Fri, Jun 18, 2021, 6:49 AM AKDT (14:49 UTC), 234 km (146 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 19 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-06-18 14:49:58 UTC
- Depth
- 234.3 km (145.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 56.213° N, 162.011° 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 7.3 km horizontally, 9.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 123°
- Stations used
- 33
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.119 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 159 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.734 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 101 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.935 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 125 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.852 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 123 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.651 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 109 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.132 km NNE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 171 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.760 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 150 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.838 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 136 km deep · 93 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ee6a. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:30 PM UTC.