Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 60 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 60 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Wed, Jun 18, 2025, 10:10 AM AKDT (18:10 UTC), 117 km (73 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 55 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-06-18 18:10:08 UTC
Depth
117.0 km (72.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.547° N, 161.728° 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
2.6ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.077 · 22 stations
2.2ML, 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 7.0 km horizontally, 3.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
166°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.861 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 473 days ago · 121 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.962 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 465 days ago · 105 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.960 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 464 days ago · 117 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.669 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 462 days ago · 63 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.742 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 462 days ago · 173 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 3.455 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 462 days ago · 80 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.353 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 459 days ago · 54 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.138 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 459 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.142 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 458 days ago · 141 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.169 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 457 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.226 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 457 days ago · 92 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.938 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 456 days ago · 163 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.655 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 452 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.26 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 451 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.69 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 451 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.97 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 451 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.657 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 451 days ago · 172 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.178 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 449 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.37 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 449 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.644 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 447 days ago · 129 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.153 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 446 days ago · 118 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 1.865 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 443 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 1.931 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 88 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 2.060 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 443 days ago · 57 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.538 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 64 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 2.415 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 441 days ago · 140 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.714 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 441 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 2.010 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 439 days ago · 114 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 2.210 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 53 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 2.039 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 438 days ago · 81 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 3.455 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 437 days ago · 70 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 1.651 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 436 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 1.950 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 433 days ago · 82 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 2.154 km N of Cold Bay, Alaska · 433 days ago · 169 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 3.339 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 432 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 1.670 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 429 days ago · 38 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 2.268 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 428 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 2.112 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 427 days ago · 144 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 2.25 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 424 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 1.665 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 424 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 2.17 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 424 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 2.127 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 422 days ago · 65 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 1.574 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 420 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 1.551 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 420 days ago · 60 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 1.936 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 420 days ago · 76 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 2.633 km NNE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 415 days ago · 149 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 2.929 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 415 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 2.127 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 415 days ago · 74 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 1.729 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 415 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 1.928 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 474 days ago · 73 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.758 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 476 days ago · 52 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 4
  3. 1.812 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 479 days ago · 44 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.965 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 481 days ago · 53 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.819 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 481 days ago · 156 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.931 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 482 days ago · 134 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.922 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 483 days ago · 89 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.714 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 483 days ago · 99 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.927 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 484 days ago · 60 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.821 km WNW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 488 days ago · 43 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.449 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 489 days ago · 160 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.375 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 490 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.515 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 492 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.054 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 492 days ago · 60 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.746 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 492 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.720 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 493 days ago · 49 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.718 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 495 days ago · 175 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.032 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 496 days ago · 96 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.924 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 497 days ago · 53 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.723 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 497 days ago · 142 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000qaaw (also filed as ak0257rslm6i). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:12 AM UTC.