Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 115 km SE of Perryville, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 115 km SE of Perryville, Alaska on Sun, Aug 9, 2020, 7:27 AM AKDT (15:27 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 125 km SE of Perryville, 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
2020-08-09 15:27:56 UTC
Depth
33.5 km (20.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.096° N, 158.003° 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
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 156 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.170 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.2119 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 35 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.783 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.7121 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.773 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.1100 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 31 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.663 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.588 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 34 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.9199 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 3.0south of Alaska · 2243 days ago · 32 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.881 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.778 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.877 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.064 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.767 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.7134 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.1144 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.571 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.5125 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2240 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.673 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2240 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.831 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2240 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.5104 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2240 days ago · 34 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 3.2104 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 2.7161 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 34 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 2.6159 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 4.1160 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 2.8119 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 37 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 3.064 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 2.461 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 2.169 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 34 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 3.3164 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 1.954 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 2.3130 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 2.273 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 36 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 1.965 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 2.297 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 1.966 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 5.1125 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away · tsunami flag
  39. 2.064 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 2.5136 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 2.266 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 2.190 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 30 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 2.190 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 36 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 1.865 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 37 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 2.0102 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 27 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 1.757 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 1.670 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 45 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 2.097 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 39 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 1.949 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 4.075 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 2.358 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 46 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 1.967 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 2.566 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 1.971 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 1.683 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 2.165 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 4.1126 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 32 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 2.273 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 2.973 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.865 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 43 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 156.

Before

  1. 5.1122 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away · tsunami flag
  2. 2.7120 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 31 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.966 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.5118 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.063 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.062 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.931 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 49 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.681 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.661 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.7125 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.1129 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 28 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 5.4140 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 28 km deep · 38 km away · tsunami flag
  13. 2.8102 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 37 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.1107 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 40 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.062 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 34 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.065 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.7102 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.453 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 37 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.292 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.4118 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 30 km deep · 37 km away

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