Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 87 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 87 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Tue, Oct 8, 2019, 2:25 AM AKDT (10:25 UTC), 25 km (15 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-10-08 10:25:36 UTC
Depth
24.7 km (15.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.648° N, 159.834° 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
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.336 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2548 days ago · 48 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.891 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.876 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.120 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2542 days ago · 56 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.455 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.131 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2538 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.174 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.278 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.779 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 4.3102 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 30 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.235 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 48 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.953 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 49 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.7100 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.066 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.826 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.959 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2516 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.062 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2515 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.5133 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.565 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.625 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.990 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 3.859 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 2.052 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 1.681 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 48 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 3.8157 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2509 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 2.265 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2508 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 3.344 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2507 days ago · 54 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 2.985 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2501 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 2.893 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2501 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 2.543 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 68 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 2.695 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.771 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 73 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.954 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 30 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 1.878 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 2.076 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 2.1114 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 1.873 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.579 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.872 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.974 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.181 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.882 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.139 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.168 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 38 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.2128 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.061 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2559 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 3.9110 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2561 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.929 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2561 days ago · 53 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.820 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2562 days ago · 66 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 2567 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.381 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.851 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 3.149 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 29 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.761 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.134 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away

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