Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 231 km S of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 231 km S of Sand Point, Alaska on Fri, Apr 26, 2019, 9:26 AM AKDT (17:26 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 232 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
AACSE
Local time
UTC
2019-04-26 17:26:28 UTC
Depth
41.5 km (25.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.261° N, 160.207° 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
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3228 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2710 days ago · 42 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.3214 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2709 days ago · 46 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.2270 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2709 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.8251 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2707 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.6193 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2704 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.4163 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2703 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.6243 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2701 days ago · 38 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 3.0239 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2700 days ago · 51 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.1230 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2700 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.4240 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2698 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.4155 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2696 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.0143 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2696 days ago · 48 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.8231 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2696 days ago · 50 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.9232 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.9247 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.5253 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 40 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.8252 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 40 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.8237 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.4218 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2691 days ago · 29 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.5240 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2691 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 2.8227 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2690 days ago · 39 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 2.8249 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2689 days ago · 30 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 2.1240 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2686 days ago · 41 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 2.4152 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2685 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.6239 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2684 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 2.7222 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2684 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 2.9246 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2684 days ago · 36 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 3.1263 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2683 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 2.4137 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2683 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 2.1222 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2682 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 4.2232 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2682 days ago · 48 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 2.8232 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2681 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 3.2219 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2681 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 1.9227 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2681 days ago · 30 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 2.5254 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2677 days ago · 41 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 2.1219 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2676 days ago · 27 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 2.0250 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2675 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 2.2232 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2674 days ago · 40 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 2.5236 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2672 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 2.9236 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2667 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 2.1226 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2666 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 2.4252 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2665 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 2.2140 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2663 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 2.5253 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2661 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 2.0234 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2660 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 1.9245 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2658 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 2.8south of Alaska · 2720 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.0230 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2723 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.7242 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2724 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.9225 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2725 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.4229 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2727 days ago · 26 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.6226 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2727 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.8240 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2728 days ago · 42 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.5252 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2728 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.8220 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2731 days ago · 32 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 3.2178 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2731 days ago · 40 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.9178 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2731 days ago · 42 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 3.0247 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2731 days ago · 29 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.7221 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2731 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 3.1237 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2733 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.7137 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2733 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.4240 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2734 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.6227 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2734 days ago · 42 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.2226 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2735 days ago · 30 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.4223 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2735 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.5207 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2735 days ago · 31 km deep · 25 km away

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