Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 47 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 47 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Thu, Mar 19, 2026, 9:54 PM AKDT (05:54 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 24 km NNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
AV
Local time
UTC
2026-03-20 05:54:08 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.656° N, 161.649° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
271°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.137 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 188 days ago · 117 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.921 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 184 days ago · 96 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.953 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 183 days ago · 167 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.037 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 176 days ago · 78 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.832 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 174 days ago · 73 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.644 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 173 days ago · 116 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.017 km WNW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 172 days ago · 120 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.739 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 171 days ago · 90 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.741 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 166 days ago · 126 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.113 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 165 days ago · 120 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.341 km ENE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 148 days ago · 155 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.041 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 146 days ago · 108 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.815 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 145 days ago · 102 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 3.024 km NNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 145 days ago · 206 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.911 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 144 days ago · 118 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 1.937 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 195 days ago · 99 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.848 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 202 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.740 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 209 days ago · 105 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.850 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 211 days ago · 63 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.130 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 214 days ago · 145 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.563 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 221 days ago · 60 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.828 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 222 days ago · 90 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.428 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 223 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.322 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 224 days ago · 87 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av94100813. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC.