Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 20 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 20 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Nov 14, 2018, 7:12 PM AKST (04:12 UTC), 54 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 87 km SE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-11-15 04:12:38 UTC
Depth
54.4 km (33.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.180° N, 160.677° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
1.9ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
1.9ML, local (Richter)AACSEPreliminary

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: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.189 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 32 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.8Alaska Peninsula · 2880 days ago · 34 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.664 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 82 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.882 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 32 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.372 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2876 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 3.318 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 79 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.853 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2873 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 3.369 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.895 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.838 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 64 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.646 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.845 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2866 days ago · 58 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.161 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2863 days ago · 37 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.962 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2863 days ago · 32 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 3.193 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 3.082 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.675 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2861 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.312 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2861 days ago · 48 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.383 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2858 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.929 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2857 days ago · 79 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.538 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2855 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 3.197 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2851 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.6104 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2851 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.6103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2850 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 2.371 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 2.255 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2846 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 2.593 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2846 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 3.053 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2846 days ago · 64 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 2.655 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2843 days ago · 159 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 2841 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 2.798 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2840 days ago · 55 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 2.163 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2839 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 1.740 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2838 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 2.4101 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2837 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 2.555 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2835 days ago · 74 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 6.087 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2835 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 22 · tsunami flag
  37. 3.162 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2834 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 2.487 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2834 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 2.665 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2832 days ago · 87 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 2.077 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2830 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 1.854 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2830 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 3.154 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2828 days ago · 118 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 2.394 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2828 days ago · 32 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 2.265 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2828 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 2.364 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 57 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 2.989 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 2.655 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 53 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 3.247 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 178 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 2.4117 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 2.235 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 63 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 3.0102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.141 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2888 days ago · 58 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 3.535 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2888 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.069 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.1105 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2890 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.588 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 3.067 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2895 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.080 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2896 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 3.297 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.580 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 72 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.493 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2900 days ago · 45 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.5107 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2900 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.678 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2900 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 3.382 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.096 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.395 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 45 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 3.524 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 166 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 3.465 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 49 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018enmw3i2 (also filed as ak20409341, aacse018enmw3i2). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:54 PM UTC.