Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 1 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 1 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska on Sun, Feb 9, 2020, 3:45 AM AKST (12:45 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 32 km NE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-02-09 12:45:36 UTC
Depth
62.7 km (39.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.331° N, 160.471° 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: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.036 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.633 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 63 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.568 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.781 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.759 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.158 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 60 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.043 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 52 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.991 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.989 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.970 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.069 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.765 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.193 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.249 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 169 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.762 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 145 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 3.832 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 111 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.556 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.243 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 66 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.962 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.773 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 34 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 3.180 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.074 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 2.642 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 2.862 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.618 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 64 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 2.590 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 2.084 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.915 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 57 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 1.670 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.611 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 183 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 2.869 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 72 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.214 km WNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 1.790 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 3.131 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 61 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 2.997 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.763 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 88 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 2.230 km WNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 135 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 1.566 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 1.542 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 1.539 km SW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 73 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 1.625 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.647 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 52 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 2.016 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 1.863 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2378 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 2.939 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2376 days ago · 102 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 2.392 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2374 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 3.426 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2374 days ago · 50 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 2.058 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2373 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.843 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2372 days ago · 94 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 2.137 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2372 days ago · 157 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 1.839 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2371 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 2371 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 1.956 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2371 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 2.975 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2370 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 2.267 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 2.359 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.054 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 38 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.311 km SW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.17 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 74 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.470 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.164 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 3.246 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 175 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.056 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.382 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.152 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 60 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 2439 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.852 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 60 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.857 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 37 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.183 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.834 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 51 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.858 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 92 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.085 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 43 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.654 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 47 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.959 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 29 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.963 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0201ucwt28. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:38 PM UTC.