Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 19 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 19 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska on Fri, Dec 9, 2016, 12:44 AM AKST (09:44 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 87 km SE of King Cove, 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
2016-12-09 09:44:19 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.174° N, 160.590° 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: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.277 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.877 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.143 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.161 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 62 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.878 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 40 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.524 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 70 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 3.887 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.529 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.149 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 73 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 3.2100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 3.689 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 29 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.860 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.171 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 3.632 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 153 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.149 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 56 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 3.093 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 41 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.375 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.045 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 3.431 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.032 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 89 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 3.22 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 188 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 2.047 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.646 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.447 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.250 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 2.950 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.750 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.649 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 2.085 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.648 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 2.389 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 3.470 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 46 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 3.350 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 2.148 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 3.711 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 71 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 2.791 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.623 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 53 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 1.657 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 1.966 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 1.977 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 2.58 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 62 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 2.568 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 1.920 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.719 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 2.155 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 2.567 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 30 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 2.25 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 67 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 2.446 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 3.379 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 3.459 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 92 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 2.447 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 3.648 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 68 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 2.153 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 67 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 2.156 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 2.488 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 2.140 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 61 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 2.362 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 2.887 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 3.738 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 83 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.443 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.045 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 66 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.329 km SSW of Perryville, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 60 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.590 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.677 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 34 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 4.181 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.759 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.369 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.396 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.163 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.187 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.253 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 41 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.890 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 4.692 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.252 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 60 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.459 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 40 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 3.085 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3607 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.245 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 91 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.829 km SW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away

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