Alaska earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 26 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 26 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Fri, Dec 27, 2024, 12:16 AM AKST (09:16 UTC), 150 km (93 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2024-12-27 09:16:59 UTC
Depth
149.9 km (93.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.860° N, 161.553° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Strongest shaking
III, weak shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
III, weak shaking
Peak ground acceleration
0.1% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
0.0 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.2 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
142

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.748 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 640 days ago · 181 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.047 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 639 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.861 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 638 days ago · 167 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 3.230 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 635 days ago · 154 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.923 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 633 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.514 km WNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 633 days ago · 152 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.630 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 633 days ago · 88 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.631 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 630 days ago · 162 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.042 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 624 days ago · 82 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.240 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 623 days ago · 86 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.017 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 618 days ago · 60 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.140 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 607 days ago · 111 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.942 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 607 days ago · 86 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.826 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska · 607 days ago · 75 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.363 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 606 days ago · 126 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.017 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 605 days ago · 108 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.628 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 600 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.122 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 599 days ago · 56 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.652 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 594 days ago · 98 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 3.111 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 592 days ago · 72 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 1.939 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 589 days ago · 80 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 3.444 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 589 days ago · 115 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 2.132 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 589 days ago · 85 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.215 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 584 days ago · 66 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.720 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 583 days ago · 55 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.524 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 582 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 2.25 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 642 days ago · 136 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.732 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 643 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.945 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 643 days ago · 161 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.937 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 645 days ago · 92 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.541 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 647 days ago · 142 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.634 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 652 days ago · 148 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.929 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 655 days ago · 57 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 3.048 km NNE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 656 days ago · 166 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.918 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 659 days ago · 61 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.524 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 661 days ago · 145 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.956 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 661 days ago · 63 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.225 km W of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 663 days ago · 145 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.744 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 664 days ago · 80 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.745 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 665 days ago · 154 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pfvf (also filed as ak024gmu0387). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:07 PM UTC.