Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 43 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 43 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Mon, Aug 29, 2022, 7:41 AM AKDT (15:41 UTC), 152 km (94 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 60 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.7 (ml), micro
Local time: Mon, Aug 29, 2022, 7:41 AM AKDT
UTC: 2022-08-29 15:41:33 UTC
Depth: 151.7 km (94.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 55.758° N, 160.653° 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 7.1 km horizontally, 5.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.08
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 147°
Stations used: 20

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast48 kmNNW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 62.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000iryg (also filed as ak022b2tp041). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:11 AM UTC.