Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 29 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 29 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Thu, Mar 13, 2025, 11:50 AM AKDT (19:50 UTC), 164 km (102 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 50 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-03-13 19:50:17 UTC
Depth
163.6 km (101.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.738° N, 161.110° 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
2.8ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.074 · 24 stations
2.8ML, 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 9.8 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
166°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.865 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 567 days ago · 46 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.843 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 567 days ago · 63 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.320 km NW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 562 days ago · 136 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.662 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 562 days ago · 57 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.98 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 560 days ago · 61 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.853 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 560 days ago · 88 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.93 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 560 days ago · 59 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 3.550 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 558 days ago · 63 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.738 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 556 days ago · 49 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.817 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 556 days ago · 160 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.010 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 555 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.74 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 555 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.040 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 554 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.87 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 549 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.35 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 545 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.937 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 544 days ago · 164 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.219 km N of King Cove, Alaska · 543 days ago · 100 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.19 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 542 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.964 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 542 days ago · 56 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.14 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 542 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 2.05 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 542 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.741 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 540 days ago · 107 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 1.717 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 540 days ago · 53 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 1.852 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 539 days ago · 68 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 1.948 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 539 days ago · 79 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 1.725 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 538 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 2.027 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 538 days ago · 93 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 3.038 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 533 days ago · 67 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 1.738 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 532 days ago · 81 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 2.958 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 531 days ago · 76 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.834 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 530 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 3.415 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 530 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.616 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 530 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.714 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 530 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.764 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 529 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.841 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 527 days ago · 91 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 3.144 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 527 days ago · 176 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 2.229 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 525 days ago · 154 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.829 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 524 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 1.862 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 524 days ago · 87 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 1.727 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 523 days ago · 47 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 2.012 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 522 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.643 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 521 days ago · 57 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 2.532 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 521 days ago · 139 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 1.531 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 518 days ago · 66 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 2.042 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 517 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.846 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 514 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.651 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 513 days ago · 164 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 2.318 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 510 days ago · 164 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 2.141 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 510 days ago · 115 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 2.856 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 509 days ago · 100 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 2.847 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 509 days ago · 107 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 2.760 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 574 days ago · 173 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.032 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 575 days ago · 85 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.046 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 576 days ago · 56 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.153 km NW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 578 days ago · 196 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.731 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 580 days ago · 105 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.214 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 580 days ago · 58 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.839 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 583 days ago · 63 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.012 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 583 days ago · 162 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.962 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 583 days ago · 156 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.524 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 586 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.720 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 587 days ago · 55 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.215 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 587 days ago · 66 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.548 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 587 days ago · 51 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.032 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 589 days ago · 67 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.033 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 589 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.933 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 589 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.132 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 592 days ago · 85 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 3.444 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 593 days ago · 115 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.147 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 593 days ago · 87 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.939 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 593 days ago · 80 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000q54x (also filed as ak0253beaz3m). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:47 AM UTC.