Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 16 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 16 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Thu, Apr 18, 2024, 11:39 AM AKDT (19:39 UTC), 150 km (93 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-04-18 19:39:39 UTC
Depth
150.4 km (93.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.849° N, 161.196° 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
3.1ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.081 · 20 stations
3.1ML, 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 6.3 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.730 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 893 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.239 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 893 days ago · 56 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.837 km N of King Cove, Alaska · 892 days ago · 148 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.330 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 892 days ago · 142 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.440 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 890 days ago · 91 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.039 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 890 days ago · 56 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.831 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 888 days ago · 88 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.720 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 888 days ago · 66 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.536 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 888 days ago · 77 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.040 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 886 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.836 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 885 days ago · 75 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.936 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 885 days ago · 124 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.839 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 885 days ago · 71 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.938 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 883 days ago · 106 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.134 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 882 days ago · 114 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.040 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 882 days ago · 95 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.245 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 876 days ago · 146 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.861 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 876 days ago · 96 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.953 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 876 days ago · 59 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.518 km WNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 875 days ago · 175 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 2.229 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 873 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.828 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 872 days ago · 71 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.63 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 867 days ago · 58 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.946 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 866 days ago · 61 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 2.029 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 864 days ago · 99 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.932 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 860 days ago · 81 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 2.227 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 849 days ago · 51 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.925 km ENE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 849 days ago · 175 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.748 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 848 days ago · 162 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 2.755 km NNE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 848 days ago · 163 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.78 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 847 days ago · 62 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.711 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 846 days ago · 63 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 1.942 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 846 days ago · 55 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 2.814 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 845 days ago · 82 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 2.645 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 844 days ago · 132 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 1.758 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 844 days ago · 53 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 2.250 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 841 days ago · 166 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 1.518 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 840 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 2.519 km NE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 840 days ago · 184 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 1.760 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 837 days ago · 115 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 2.538 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 898 days ago · 91 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.737 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 899 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.337 km NNE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 901 days ago · 143 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.119 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 902 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.137 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 902 days ago · 84 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.755 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 905 days ago · 106 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.046 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 906 days ago · 59 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.742 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 907 days ago · 95 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.726 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 908 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.223 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 910 days ago · 57 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.012 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska · 911 days ago · 67 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.825 km N of King Cove, Alaska · 911 days ago · 144 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.142 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska · 916 days ago · 72 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.722 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 917 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.957 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 917 days ago · 84 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.728 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 917 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.730 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 917 days ago · 94 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.931 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 920 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.859 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 921 days ago · 117 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mts3 (also filed as ak02450l4ift). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:39 AM UTC.