Alaska earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 29 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 29 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Tue, May 17, 2022, 5:06 AM AKDT (13:06 UTC), 154 km (95 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-05-17 13:06:43 UTC
Depth
153.6 km (95.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.778° N, 161.453° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.4ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.062 · 34 stations
3.0ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

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 5.7 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
119°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.839 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 160 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.538 km N of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 125 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.050 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 55 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.046 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 162 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.855 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 172 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.636 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1588 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.860 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1588 days ago · 117 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.930 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 64 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.661 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 128 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.536 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 93 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.87 km N of King Cove, Alaska · 1584 days ago · 99 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.558 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 1584 days ago · 65 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.731 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1581 days ago · 124 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.812 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1580 days ago · 153 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.952 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1578 days ago · 150 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.752 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1575 days ago · 72 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.656 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 1573 days ago · 92 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.045 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1573 days ago · 134 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.553 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1571 days ago · 149 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.840 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1570 days ago · 84 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.054 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1568 days ago · 126 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 2.126 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1567 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 2.442 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1566 days ago · 97 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.425 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1565 days ago · 168 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 1.741 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1562 days ago · 134 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 2.963 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 1561 days ago · 177 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 1.859 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1560 days ago · 64 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 2.060 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 1558 days ago · 161 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 2.5Alaska Peninsula · 1555 days ago · 165 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 2.661 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 1553 days ago · 69 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.167 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1553 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 2.015 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1552 days ago · 170 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 2.028 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 1547 days ago · 106 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 2.018 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1546 days ago · 65 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 2.151 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1545 days ago · 60 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 2.151 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1543 days ago · 118 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 1.659 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 68 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.821 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 55 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.120 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 79 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.327 km WNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 114 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.921 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 119 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.724 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1606 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.020 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 1606 days ago · 151 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 3.212 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 1609 days ago · 71 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.023 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 139 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.845 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 1612 days ago · 130 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.651 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1615 days ago · 49 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 5.237 km NW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1624 days ago · 212 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  13. 1.79 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 1629 days ago · 101 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.761 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 1629 days ago · 135 km deep · 38 km away

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