Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 51 km S of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 51 km S of Sand Point, Alaska on Tue, Aug 15, 2017, 10:23 AM AKDT (18:23 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 81 km SE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-08-15 18:23:59 UTC
Depth
37.4 km (23.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.880° N, 160.600° 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
13

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 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.039 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.185 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.926 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 75 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.470 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.5Alaska Peninsula · 3327 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.265 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.041 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 3.585 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.372 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.923 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 90 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.193 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.396 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.096 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 3.171 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 24 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.295 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3315 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.186 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.958 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.080 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.265 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.7104 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.198 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.136 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 100 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.957 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 32 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 2.948 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 71 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 2.885 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 2.238 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 54 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.897 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 2.163 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 27 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 2.170 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 3.883 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 32 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 2.044 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 2.155 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 2.049 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 67 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 3.764 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 64 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 2.4101 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 2.393 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 2.1110 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 3.828 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 69 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 2.460 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 42 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.084 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 3.767 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 3.055 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 86 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 2.5108 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 4.281 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.630 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 2.489 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 2.561 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 3.680 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 1.941 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.840 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.342 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.1106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.755 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.880 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3337 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.635 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.1101 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.861 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.289 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.986 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.094 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 3.997 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.0109 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 3341 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.864 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 65 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.998 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 31 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.178 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 42 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.865 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.897 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away

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