Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 23 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 23 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Tue, Oct 15, 2024, 2:52 AM AKDT (10:52 UTC), 167 km (104 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 52 km W of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2024-10-15 10:52:18 UTC
Depth
166.7 km (103.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.862° N, 161.493° 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 7.4 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.123 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 714 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.835 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 713 days ago · 68 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.512 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 707 days ago · 120 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.832 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 704 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.142 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 704 days ago · 69 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.94 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 701 days ago · 143 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.061 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 700 days ago · 104 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.151 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 693 days ago · 52 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.253 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 693 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 4.052 km W of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 693 days ago · 181 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.858 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 691 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.931 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 686 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.927 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 686 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.725 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 686 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.940 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 682 days ago · 94 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.929 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 679 days ago · 83 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.524 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 675 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.745 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 666 days ago · 154 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.744 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 665 days ago · 80 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.225 km W of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 664 days ago · 145 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 1.956 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 662 days ago · 63 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.524 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 662 days ago · 145 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.918 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 660 days ago · 61 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 3.048 km NNE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 657 days ago · 166 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.929 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 656 days ago · 57 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 3.153 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 718 days ago · 158 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.038 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 721 days ago · 171 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.750 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 721 days ago · 65 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.822 km N of King Cove, Alaska · 721 days ago · 132 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.441 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 722 days ago · 161 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.849 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 724 days ago · 93 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.161 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 726 days ago · 59 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.648 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 733 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.556 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 734 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.649 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 740 days ago · 27 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 3.031 km NNE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 744 days ago · 162 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.945 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 745 days ago · 76 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000p7ds (also filed as ak024da4ksuj). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:32 PM UTC.