Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 52 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 52 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Jul 22, 2020, 2:53 PM AKDT (22:53 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 75 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-07-22 22:53:39 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.882° N, 160.301° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.862 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 3.972 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 46 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.258 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 28 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.588 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.8101 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.751 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 26 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.4111 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.2120 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.866 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 28 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.874 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.059 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.296 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.656 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 23 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 3.384 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 3.284 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.968 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 36 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.766 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 4.085 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 38 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 3.882 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.759 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 2.182 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.786 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 1.654 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 1.764 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 1.961 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.354 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 24 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 1.979 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.662 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 1.782 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.770 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.663 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 28 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 1.662 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 2.057 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 22 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 1.782 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 2.587 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 1.648 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 1.786 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 1.759 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 31 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 2.5105 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 1.792 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 1.767 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 2.192 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 2.0109 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 2.293 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 1.672 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 1.968 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 1.9107 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.559 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 1.868 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 1.759 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 1.565 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 2263 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 1.657 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 1.763 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 2.264 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 1.982 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 1.574 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 27 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 1.576 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 1.7103 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 2.870 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 3.261 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.756 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 19 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.069 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 31 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.853 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 30 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.660 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 43 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.862 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.647 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 42 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 5.573 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 36 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 8 · tsunami flag
  9. 3.780 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.872 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.663 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.851 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 28 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.962 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.087 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.862 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 3.158 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.063 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.370 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.560 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.961 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away

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