Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 80 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 80 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska on Mon, Jun 5, 2017, 3:43 PM AKDT (23:43 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 83 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-06-05 23:43:21 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.624° N, 160.753° 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: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.4Alaska Peninsula · 3403 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.259 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 65 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.938 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 92 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.193 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.9105 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.361 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.731 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.533 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 3.267 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.899 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.874 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.5Alaska Peninsula · 3395 days ago · 79 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.375 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 3.010 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 71 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.958 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.783 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.5124 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 56 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.959 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.647 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 74 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.669 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 2.092 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.870 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 1.963 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 1.978 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.076 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 1.98 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 55 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 3.563 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 1.650 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3378 days ago · 59 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.948 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 94 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 1.975 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3374 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 2.131 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3373 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 2.791 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 2.922 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 52 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 3.456 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 75 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 1.635 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3370 days ago · 64 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 1.969 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3370 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 2.352 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3370 days ago · 61 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 2.063 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 1.783 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 34 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 1.766 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 2.070 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 2.341 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 70 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 2.167 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 2.996 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 2.1101 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3360 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 1.764 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3357 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 1.663 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3357 days ago · 53 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 3.129 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3357 days ago · 69 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 3.683 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3356 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 3.072 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 31 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 1.834 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 70 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 2.595 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 2.162 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 2.045 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 65 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 1.761 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 2.745 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 51 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 2.973 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 2.384 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 3.572 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 2.713 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 83 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

  1. 2.5112 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.675 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.061 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.056 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.167 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 43 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.762 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 79 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.731 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.195 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.522 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 59 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.253 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.667 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.3109 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.290 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.093 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.852 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 54 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.972 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.958 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 41 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.674 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.746 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.241 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away

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