Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 12 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 12 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska on Sat, Dec 7, 2019, 9:20 AM AKST (18:20 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 87 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-12-07 18:20:23 UTC
Depth
60.6 km (37.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.270° N, 160.349° 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
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 63 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.574 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.942 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 46 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.083 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.948 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 61 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.633 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 52 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.937 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 3.684 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.2100 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.489 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.076 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.058 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.974 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.459 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.767 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 65 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.289 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.661 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 52 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 3.0south of Alaska · 2475 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 4.187 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  19. 2.371 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 3.830 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 150 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 2.379 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.190 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 2.6108 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 3.493 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.868 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.840 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 105 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 3.186 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 2.398 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.8100 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.969 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 2.087 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 2.387 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 4.038 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 90 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 2.028 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 3.094 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 2.051 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 2.031 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 88 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.722 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 78 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 1.777 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 2.084 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.728 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 2.687 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 2.191 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.862 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 57 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 2.233 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 50 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 2.241 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 54 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 2.453 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 2.963 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 2.959 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 29 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 1.654 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 47 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 2.085 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 43 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 1.858 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 92 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 1.834 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 51 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 2.183 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.857 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 37 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 1.852 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 60 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 2441 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 2.152 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 60 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 2.382 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 2.056 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 63.

Before

  1. 2.076 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.878 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.719 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 172 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.954 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 30 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.771 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 73 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.554 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 47 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.543 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 68 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.893 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.985 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.021 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 169 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 3.344 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2508 days ago · 54 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.648 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2508 days ago · 139 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.265 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2509 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.681 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 48 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.339 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 140 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.052 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 3.859 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.990 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.625 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.565 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away

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