Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Fri, Nov 9, 2018, 3:00 AM AKST (12:00 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 89 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-11-09 12:00:21 UTC
Depth
41.5 km (25.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.506° N, 159.571° 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
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.5128 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 3.0102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2877 days ago · 31 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.189 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 32 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.8Alaska Peninsula · 2875 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.882 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.7115 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.372 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2871 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.5143 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2871 days ago · 36 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.853 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.696 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.369 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2865 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.895 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2865 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 3.7121 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2858 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.962 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2858 days ago · 32 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.675 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2857 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.929 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2853 days ago · 79 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.538 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2851 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 3.197 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2847 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.6104 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2847 days ago · 39 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.6103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2845 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 3.0113 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2845 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.255 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2842 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 2.593 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2842 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 2836 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 2.798 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2836 days ago · 55 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 2.163 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2834 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 2.4101 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2832 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 3.162 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2830 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 1.854 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 2.394 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 32 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 2.265 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 2.989 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2822 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 3.7113 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 34 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 3.9123 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 3.535 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.1105 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.588 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2890 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.080 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2891 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.4143 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 34 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.484 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.8125 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.580 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2895 days ago · 72 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.5107 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2895 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.678 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2896 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.096 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2897 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.395 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 45 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.374 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.155 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.6143 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 46 km deep · 38 km away

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