Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 90 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 90 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska on Thu, Feb 1, 2018, 8:23 PM AKST (05:23 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 43 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-02-02 05:23:38 UTC
Depth
28.8 km (17.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.863° N, 159.340° 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
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.053 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.130 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3159 days ago · 77 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 3158 days ago · 60 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.030 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.524 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 65 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.2118 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 36 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.943 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3143 days ago · 27 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  8. 3.741 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3143 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.055 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3143 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.034 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3143 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 3.138 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3143 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.942 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3143 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.843 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3143 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.636 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3143 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.937 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3142 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 3.897 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3142 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 3.251 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3136 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.2125 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 36 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.963 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 46 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.478 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 2.226 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 67 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.958 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 2.65 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 69 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 2.467 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 3.783 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 1.932 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.144 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.167 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 30 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 2.588 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.672 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3110 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 1.691 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3109 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 1.570 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3108 days ago · 34 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 1.669 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3108 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 3.7106 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 29 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 2.078 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3106 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 2.222 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 56 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 3.165 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 2.157 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3104 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 2.257 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.161 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 3.1132 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 3.133 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 65 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.050 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3178 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.055 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.146 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.057 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 30 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.851 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 64 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.245 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 34 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.173 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.957 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away

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