Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Mon, Mar 30, 2020, 6:45 PM AKDT (02:45 UTC), 23 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 96 km S of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-03-31 02:45:39 UTC
Depth
23.4 km (14.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.390° N, 159.733° 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
26

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 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.426 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2375 days ago · 50 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.058 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2375 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.839 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2373 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.3125 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2373 days ago · 38 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.956 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2372 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.975 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2372 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.267 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2368 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.8104 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2367 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.859 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.2140 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.184 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.0107 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.5116 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.8117 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 58 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.880 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2359 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.259 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2358 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.765 km SSE of Sand Point, AK · 2357 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.5104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.682 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.660 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.767 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2353 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 1.657 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2350 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 1.869 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2350 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.8118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 2.858 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 1.8122 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.650 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2348 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.655 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.963 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 2.7102 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 2.691 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2344 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.660 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 1.772 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 1.663 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 1.788 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2341 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 1.6Alaska Peninsula · 2341 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 2.075 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 2.581 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2338 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 2.268 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.662 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 1.955 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 1.721 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 55 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.950 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 1.859 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 1.769 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2329 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.665 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2329 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 3.491 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2329 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 1.753 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 2.688 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2322 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 1.964 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2322 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 2.138 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 1.859 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2318 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 3.896 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2318 days ago · 30 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 1.693 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2317 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 2.766 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2317 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 2.392 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2376 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.863 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.1140 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 29 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.997 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.6110 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.790 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.084 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.590 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.862 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.642 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.074 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 3.180 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.5103 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.962 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02046jd6fb. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:05 PM UTC.