Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 42 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 42 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska on Sun, Dec 8, 2019, 2:12 PM AKST (23:12 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 91 km SE of King Cove, 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
2019-12-08 23:12:59 UTC
Depth
45.9 km (28.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.008° N, 160.848° 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
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.083 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.757 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.948 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 61 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.633 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 52 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.6113 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.984 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.856 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 38 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.937 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 3.684 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.2100 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.076 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 3.05 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 111 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.183 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 3.3103 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.058 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.974 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 3.1119 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.459 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.062 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.767 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 65 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 2.289 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 2.885 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 3.0south of Alaska · 2478 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 4.187 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 3
  25. 2.182 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 47 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 2.371 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 2.681 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 3.748 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 155 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 3.830 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 150 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 2.379 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 2.5102 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.990 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.990 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.190 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 3.493 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 3.525 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 83 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.868 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 1.840 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 105 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 2.1104 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 1.644 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 52 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 3.186 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 2.089 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 2.033 km NE of King Cove, AK · 2464 days ago · 113 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 2.6106 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 2.8100 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 1.787 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.969 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 1.924 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 111 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 2.087 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 2.387 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 4.038 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 90 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 2.740 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 65 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 2.028 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 1.864 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 3.094 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 28 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.031 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 88 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 1.890 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 1.722 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 78 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 2.180 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 1.777 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 30 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 91.

Before

  1. 2.574 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.212 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 61 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 3.479 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.1114 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.988 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.076 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.713 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 100 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.878 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.719 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 172 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.954 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.771 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 73 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.745 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.695 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.6101 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.543 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 68 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.893 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2505 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.985 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 4.021 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2509 days ago · 169 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 3.344 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 54 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.265 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away

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