Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 65 km E of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 65 km E of Sand Point, Alaska on Fri, Apr 7, 2017, 7:56 AM AKDT (15:56 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 26 km S 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
2017-04-07 15:56:31 UTC
Depth
21.2 km (13.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.259° N, 159.475° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.030 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3463 days ago · 55 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.562 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3462 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.745 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3462 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.266 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.760 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.516 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3458 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.118 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 63 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.144 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.233 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 67 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.174 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 3.126 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 60 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.586 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.833 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.044 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 97 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.3113 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.7129 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.867 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 30 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.653 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.955 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.590 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.533 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.697 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 2.6108 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 1.824 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 72 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.860 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.357 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 2.063 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 2.048 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 1.960 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 2.255 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 2.452 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 53 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.937 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 49 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 2.658 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 2.249 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 45 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 2.367 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 34 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 3.1121 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 2.746 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 2.674 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 1.864 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 21 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 1.958 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 41 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 1.886 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 2.073 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 2.574 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 19 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 2.253 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.522 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 59 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.731 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 2.056 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 2.061 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 2.380 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3465 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.536 km SW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 74 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.825 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 75 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.333 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 70 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.2115 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.761 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3473 days ago · 39 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.4126 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3474 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.022 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3474 days ago · 92 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.932 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3474 days ago · 59 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.045 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3477 days ago · 84 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 3479 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.464 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.078 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3484 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.449 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 40 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 3.860 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.25 km ESE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 93 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.294 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 3.034 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 55 km deep · 51 km away

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