Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 32 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 32 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska on Sun, Nov 5, 2017, 7:43 PM AKST (04:43 UTC), 76 km (47 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 41 km SSE 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
2017-11-06 04:43:42 UTC
Depth
76.0 km (47.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.539° N, 160.860° 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: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.125 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 59 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 3.719 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 164 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.728 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 79 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.511 km WNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 98 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.031 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.752 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.057 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 3.040 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 156 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.153 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 46 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 3.543 km NW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 224 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.654 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.812 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 70 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.340 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 169 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.341 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 58 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.863 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.962 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.276 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.647 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 153 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 3.579 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 4.741 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 44 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.542 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 36 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 3.429 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 55 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 2.545 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 91 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 2.921 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 156 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.957 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 2.253 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.754 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.741 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 116 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 3.79 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 173 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 3.163 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 68 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.282 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.163 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.144 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 65 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.150 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 159 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.754 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.757 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 3.680 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away

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