Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 239 km S of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 239 km S of Sand Point, Alaska on Thu, Jan 31, 2019, 11:48 AM AKST (20:48 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 270 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-01-31 20:48:49 UTC
Depth
24.2 km (15.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.224° N, 159.769° 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
25

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.7251 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2798 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.5241 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2798 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 3.6270 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.4226 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.4161 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.6233 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2792 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.8247 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2791 days ago · 40 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.3south of Alaska · 2786 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.5224 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 27 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.5246 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.6229 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 50 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.1163 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.4226 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 30 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.3143 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 47 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.8267 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.7170 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2759 days ago · 40 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.4218 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 28 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.8155 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2753 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.5182 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2753 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.6232 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2752 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 2.7228 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2752 days ago · 41 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 2.9229 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2751 days ago · 32 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 2.8229 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2751 days ago · 36 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 3.2232 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2750 days ago · 47 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 3.0286 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2748 days ago · 29 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 2.7174 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2746 days ago · 53 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 3.0254 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2745 days ago · 30 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 2.8south of Alaska · 2745 days ago · 31 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 2.5235 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2744 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.1226 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2743 days ago · 41 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 2.4251 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2743 days ago · 43 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.6251 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2743 days ago · 40 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 2.5229 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2741 days ago · 41 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 3.2192 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2741 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 2.2229 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2741 days ago · 41 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 3.1227 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2740 days ago · 39 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 2.7212 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2740 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 2.7228 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2740 days ago · 38 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 2.9218 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2739 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 2.6229 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2739 days ago · 42 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 2.5224 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2739 days ago · 34 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 2.9203 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2739 days ago · 31 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 2.6227 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2739 days ago · 40 km deep · 23 km away
  44. 2.7226 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2739 days ago · 36 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 2.6227 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2739 days ago · 39 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 2.6227 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2739 days ago · 40 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 2.4225 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2739 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 2.2223 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2739 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 2.8226 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2738 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 2.3248 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2798 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.1220 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2799 days ago · 28 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 3.1229 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2803 days ago · 31 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 3.2259 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2803 days ago · 30 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.5224 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2807 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.6156 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 42 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.0214 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2822 days ago · 55 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.6246 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.7242 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 32 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.8248 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 38 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse0191flutms. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:34 AM UTC.