Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 57 km S of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 57 km S of Sand Point, Alaska on Sun, May 7, 2017, 7:00 AM AKDT (15:00 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 63 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
2017-05-07 15:00:24 UTC
Depth
14.5 km (9.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.828° N, 160.666° 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
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 65 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.048 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 24 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.960 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.255 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.658 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.862 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.249 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 45 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.241 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.746 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.674 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.864 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.958 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 41 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.972 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.852 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 54 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.093 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.073 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.290 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.574 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.3109 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.667 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.253 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 23 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 1.522 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 59 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 2.195 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 1.731 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 1.762 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 79 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 2.167 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 43 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 2.056 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 23 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.061 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 2.675 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 2.5112 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 2.680 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 2.4Alaska Peninsula · 3404 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 2.259 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 65 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 1.938 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 92 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 2.193 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 1.9105 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 2.361 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 1.731 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 1.533 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 3.267 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 2.899 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 1.874 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 1.5Alaska Peninsula · 3395 days ago · 79 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 2.351 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 2.375 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 2.449 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 53 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 3.010 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 71 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 1.958 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 1.872 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 1.783 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 2.637 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 80 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 2.5124 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 56 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.959 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 21 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.647 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 74 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 1.669 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 2.092 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 1.870 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 1.963 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 1.978 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 2.076 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 1.98 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 55 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 65.

Before

  1. 1.860 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.836 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 83 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.824 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 72 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.433 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 101 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.066 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 46 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.697 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.533 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.955 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 30 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.653 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 39 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.955 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 63 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.992 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.2126 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3445 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 3.299 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 32 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.090 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.833 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 3446 days ago · 50 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.586 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.740 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 102 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 4.547 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3447 days ago · 105 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.116 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 3447 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away

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