Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 53 km S of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 53 km S of Sand Point, Alaska on Thu, Nov 24, 2016, 4:51 PM AKST (01:51 UTC), 41 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 81 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-11-25 01:51:37 UTC
Depth
41.1 km (25.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.861° N, 160.561° 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: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.187 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.396 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.369 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.759 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 4.181 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.677 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 34 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.490 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.590 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.389 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.045 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 66 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.443 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 3.738 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 83 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.376 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.219 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.277 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.389 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.381 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.877 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.143 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.161 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 62 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 1.757 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 32 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 2.6100 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.878 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.524 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 70 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 3.887 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 2.529 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 2.149 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 73 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 3.2100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.189 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 3.689 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 29 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 2.488 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.975 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 1.860 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 2.149 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 56 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 3.093 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 41 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 3.431 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 3.7122 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 3.582 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 2.032 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 89 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 2.085 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 2.389 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 3.470 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 46 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 3.711 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 71 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 1.578 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 2.791 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 1.623 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 53 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 1.657 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 21 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 1.966 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 1.977 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 2.381 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 2.58 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 62 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 2.568 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 2.155 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 2.567 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 30 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 2.25 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 67 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 2.446 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 2.890 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.692 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.4113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.252 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 60 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.9140 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.459 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 40 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 3.278 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 3.085 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3607 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.245 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 3607 days ago · 91 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.955 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.7133 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 42 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 5.2132 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.196 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.382 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.3Alaska Peninsula · 3613 days ago · 24 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.582 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.479 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.4113 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.063 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 60 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 3.179 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away

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