Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 96 km S of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 96 km S of Sand Point, Alaska on Mon, Nov 28, 2016, 9:36 PM AKST (06:36 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-11-29 06:36:23 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.487° N, 160.790° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.7160 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.181 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.677 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 34 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.490 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.590 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.389 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.045 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 66 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 3.738 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 83 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.376 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.219 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.277 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.389 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.381 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.877 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.161 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 62 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.757 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.953 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 43 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.6100 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 3.887 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.529 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 2.149 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 73 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 3.2100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3575 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 2.189 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 3.689 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 29 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 2.488 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 1.975 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 1.860 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.149 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 56 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 3.093 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 3.431 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 3.7122 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 3.582 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 2.9132 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 2.032 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 89 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.085 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 2.389 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 3.470 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 46 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 3.711 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 71 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 1.578 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 2.791 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 23 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 1.623 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 53 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 1.657 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 1.966 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 1.977 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 2.381 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 2.568 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 2.567 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 2.25 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 67 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 2.446 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 46 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 3.379 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 2.187 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.253 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 41 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.890 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 4.692 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 4.4113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.252 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 60 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 4.9140 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.459 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 40 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 3.278 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 3.085 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3607 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.056 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3607 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 3.7133 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 42 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 5.2132 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.196 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.382 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.3Alaska Peninsula · 3613 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.582 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.479 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.4113 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.063 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 60 km deep · 58 km away

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