Alaska earthquakes

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

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 65 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Sep 6, 2017, 8:32 PM AKDT (04:32 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 28 km E 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
2017-09-07 04:32:02 UTC
Depth
27.6 km (17.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.177° N, 159.501° 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: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.7104 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.198 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 36 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.136 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 100 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.375 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.957 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.357 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 31 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 3.067 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.885 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.818 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 56 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.238 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 54 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.163 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.170 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.044 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.155 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 3.034 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 46 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.87 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 102 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.1110 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 29 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 3.828 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 69 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.460 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 42 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.9Alaska Peninsula · 3297 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 3.767 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 1.630 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 1.757 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 2.142 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 52 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 1.754 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 2.251 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 41 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.163 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 2.488 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 1.572 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 1.971 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.617 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 69 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.572 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 2.754 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 28 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 2.253 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 1.811 km NNE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 101 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.384 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 52 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.958 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 3.171 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3315 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.761 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.329 km WNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 119 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.923 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 90 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.372 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.254 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 3.585 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.041 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.948 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.199 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.926 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 75 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.831 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.051 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 37 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.941 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3335 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.840 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3335 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.342 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3335 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.1106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3335 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away

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