Alaska earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 49 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 49 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Mon, Oct 10, 2022, 3:24 PM AKDT (23:24 UTC), 161 km (100 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.4 (ml), minor
Local time: Mon, Oct 10, 2022, 3:24 PM AKDT
UTC: 2022-10-10 23:24:55 UTC
Depth: 160.9 km (100.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 55.653° N, 161.700° 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 7.6 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.08
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 187°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 17

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast77 kmNNE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000itnk (also filed as ak022d0exfyt). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:29 PM UTC.