Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 14 km WNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 14 km WNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Sat, Jan 4, 2025, 1:24 AM AKST (10:24 UTC), 152 km (94 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 53 km NW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-01-04 10:24:56 UTC
Depth
151.9 km (94.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
56.034° N, 161.426° 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 10.4 km horizontally, 11.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
212°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.631 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 630 days ago · 162 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.042 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 623 days ago · 82 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.240 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 623 days ago · 86 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.017 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 617 days ago · 60 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.140 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 607 days ago · 111 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.826 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska · 607 days ago · 75 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.363 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 606 days ago · 126 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.628 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 599 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.652 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 594 days ago · 98 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 3.111 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 592 days ago · 72 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.939 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 589 days ago · 80 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 3.444 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 589 days ago · 115 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.215 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 583 days ago · 66 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.524 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 582 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.962 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 580 days ago · 156 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.012 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 579 days ago · 162 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 4.153 km NW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 574 days ago · 196 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 1.923 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 633 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.230 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 635 days ago · 154 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.861 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 637 days ago · 167 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.748 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 640 days ago · 181 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.126 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 641 days ago · 150 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.25 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 641 days ago · 136 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.732 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 642 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.945 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 643 days ago · 161 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.937 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 645 days ago · 92 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.541 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 646 days ago · 142 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.634 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 652 days ago · 148 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 3.048 km NNE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 655 days ago · 166 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.524 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 660 days ago · 145 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.225 km W of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 663 days ago · 145 km deep · 14 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000phub (also filed as ak0256s8y6b). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:34 PM UTC.