Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 89 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 89 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Sat, Dec 21, 2019, 4:40 PM AKST (01:40 UTC), 26 km (16 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
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-12-22 01:40:42 UTC
Depth
26.2 km (16.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.623° N, 159.853° 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: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.661 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 52 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.0south of Alaska · 2477 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.187 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.371 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.379 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.190 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.6108 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 3.493 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.868 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.1104 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 3.186 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.398 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.6106 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.8100 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.969 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.087 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 28 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.387 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.028 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 3.094 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 28 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.777 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.084 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 2.687 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 2.191 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 2.453 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.963 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 2.959 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 29 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 2.085 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.834 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 51 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 2.183 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 1.857 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 37 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 2443 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 2.382 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 2.056 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 2.164 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 2.185 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 2.470 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 3.099 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 2.17 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 74 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 4.291 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 34 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 2.054 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 38 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 2.359 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 2.01 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 63 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 2.1102 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 2.633 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 63 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 1.781 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.759 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 3.1south of Alaska · 2424 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 2.158 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 60 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 2.043 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 52 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 1.991 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 1.989 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 2.767 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 65 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.459 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 3.1119 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.974 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.058 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.076 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.489 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 28 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.2100 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 3.684 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.937 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.633 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 52 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.948 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 61 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.9142 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.083 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.942 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 46 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.574 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.212 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 61 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.1114 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.076 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.878 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away

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