Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 38 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 38 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska on Tue, Oct 22, 2019, 11:16 AM AKDT (19:16 UTC), 116 km (72 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 21 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-10-22 19:16:23 UTC
Depth
115.6 km (71.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.662° N, 160.709° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.946 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.235 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 48 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.953 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 49 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.933 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 79 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.066 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.826 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.833 km N of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.959 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.062 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.565 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 27 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.625 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 3.859 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.052 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.339 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2509 days ago · 140 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.654 km NNE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2509 days ago · 153 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.265 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2507 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.648 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 139 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 3.344 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2505 days ago · 54 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 4.021 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 169 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.543 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 68 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 1.745 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.771 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 73 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.954 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 30 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.719 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 172 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 2.212 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 61 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 1.942 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 46 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 1.948 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 61 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 2.633 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 52 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.937 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 2.058 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 2.459 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 2.131 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2536 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.837 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 2536 days ago · 106 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.455 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2539 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.120 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 56 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.760 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 106 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.336 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 48 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.139 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 3.061 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.052 km NNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2559 days ago · 155 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.929 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2559 days ago · 53 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.820 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 66 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019dk6y3gi. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:25 AM UTC.