Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 33 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 33 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska on Mon, Oct 17, 2016, 11:55 PM AKDT (07:55 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 38 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-10-18 07:55:02 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.588° N, 160.216° 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.529 km NNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 140 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.523 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 106 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 3.331 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.425 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.533 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 44 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.144 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.770 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.161 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.147 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 53 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.29 km NE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3622 days ago · 107 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.170 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 47 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 3.179 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.653 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.3Alaska Peninsula · 3613 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.955 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.829 km SW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.245 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 3607 days ago · 91 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.459 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 40 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.253 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 41 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.163 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 44 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.718 km N of Perryville, Alaska · 3597 days ago · 85 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 2.369 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.759 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.677 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 34 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.329 km SSW of Perryville, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 60 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 2.443 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 3.738 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 83 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 2.219 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 2.143 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 2.161 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 62 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 2.878 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.524 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 70 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 2.529 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 2.422 km N of Perryville, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 109 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.562 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.943 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 121 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.363 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 45 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.149 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.965 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.060 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.634 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 157 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.053 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 3.320 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 58 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.874 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3666 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.727 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3667 days ago · 73 km deep · 64 km away

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