Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 76 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 76 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Tue, Nov 3, 2015, 9:38 AM AKST (18:38 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 102 km S of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2015-11-03 18:38:51 UTC
Depth
13.6 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.687° N, 160.118° 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
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.487 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3986 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.371 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3985 days ago · 19 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.177 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3985 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.086 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3978 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.160 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3969 days ago · 48 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.456 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3968 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.995 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3966 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.395 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3964 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.482 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3963 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.666 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3963 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 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 · 29 km away
  13. 3.5102 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3959 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.382 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3957 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.591 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3950 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.541 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3947 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.246 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3946 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.256 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3944 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.281 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3944 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.4Alaska Peninsula · 3943 days ago · 41 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 3.3102 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3940 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 3.198 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3930 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 3.4155 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3930 days ago · 34 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.083 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3995 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.194 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3995 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 3.770 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3999 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.857 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 4000 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.185 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 4002 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.598 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 4003 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.988 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 4004 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.386 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 4006 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.860 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 4008 days ago · 50 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.986 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 4011 days ago · 29 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.120 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 4011 days ago · 51 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 3.081 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 4017 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away

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