Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 73 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 73 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Mon, Oct 7, 2019, 2:58 PM AKDT (22:58 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 102 km S of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-10-07 22:58:07 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.696° N, 160.233° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.987 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 3.336 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 48 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.856 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 71 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.560 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 73 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.0103 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.187 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.780 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.891 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.876 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.075 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.120 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 56 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.455 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2542 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.757 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 53 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.131 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2539 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.885 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2538 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.852 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2538 days ago · 46 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.764 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2538 days ago · 55 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.174 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.278 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.779 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 4.3102 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 30 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 2.590 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 2.235 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 48 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 1.953 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 49 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 1.7100 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 1.642 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 65 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.066 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 2.151 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 59 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.826 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 1.959 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2518 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 2.062 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 2.884 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2516 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.565 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2515 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 2.625 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2515 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.990 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 3.859 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 2.052 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 1.681 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 48 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 3.8157 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.265 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 3.344 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2508 days ago · 54 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 2.985 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 2.893 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 2.543 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2501 days ago · 68 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 2.6101 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 2.695 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 2.771 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 73 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 1.954 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 30 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 1.878 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 2.076 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 2.988 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 2.1114 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 1.996 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.579 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.872 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 27 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.974 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.181 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.882 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.139 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 3.061 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2561 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 3.9110 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2563 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.929 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2563 days ago · 53 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.820 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 66 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 2569 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.381 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.851 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 3.149 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 29 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.158 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 65 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.761 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 3.282 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.134 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away

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