Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 57 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 57 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska on Fri, Oct 23, 2015, 7:18 AM AKDT (15:18 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 70 km S of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2015-10-23 15:18:13 UTC
Depth
14.7 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.139° N, 159.656° 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.

Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.860 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3999 days ago · 31 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.770 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3999 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.910 km NNE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3995 days ago · 114 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.194 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3995 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.476 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3989 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.371 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3985 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.844 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3977 days ago · 80 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.248 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3973 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.456 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3968 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.666 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3963 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.673 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3960 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 3.063 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3959 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.382 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3957 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.591 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3950 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.541 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3947 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.246 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3946 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.256 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3944 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.4Alaska Peninsula · 3943 days ago · 41 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.141 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3941 days ago · 40 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 3.3102 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3940 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.934 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3940 days ago · 52 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 2.185 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 4002 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.018 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 4008 days ago · 70 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.739 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 4010 days ago · 38 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.986 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 4011 days ago · 29 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.120 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 4011 days ago · 51 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 4012 days ago · 88 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.438 km SSW of Perryville, Alaska · 4016 days ago · 62 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.360 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 4017 days ago · 40 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 3.081 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 4017 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.239 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 4023 days ago · 69 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.5122 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 4023 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 3.5127 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 4023 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.914 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 4025 days ago · 70 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.155 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 4027 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.339 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 4028 days ago · 88 km deep · 97 km away

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