Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 25 km W of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 25 km W of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Thu, Dec 5, 2024, 8:48 AM AKST (17:48 UTC), 145 km (90 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 26 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-12-05 17:48:24 UTC
Depth
145.3 km (90.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.973° N, 161.619° 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.

Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.524 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 661 days ago · 145 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.048 km NNE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 656 days ago · 166 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.929 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 655 days ago · 57 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.634 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 653 days ago · 148 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.541 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 647 days ago · 142 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.937 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 646 days ago · 92 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.945 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 643 days ago · 161 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.25 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 642 days ago · 136 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 4.126 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 642 days ago · 150 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.748 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 640 days ago · 181 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.861 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 638 days ago · 167 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 3.230 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 635 days ago · 154 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.923 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 634 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.514 km WNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 634 days ago · 152 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.631 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 631 days ago · 162 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.042 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 624 days ago · 82 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.240 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 624 days ago · 86 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.140 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 608 days ago · 111 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.942 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 608 days ago · 86 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.826 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska · 607 days ago · 75 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.363 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 607 days ago · 126 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 2.017 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 605 days ago · 108 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 1.744 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 664 days ago · 80 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.745 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 665 days ago · 154 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.524 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 674 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.725 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 685 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.858 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 690 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.052 km W of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 692 days ago · 181 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.253 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 692 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024fml4r07. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:32 AM UTC.