Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 86 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 86 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Jul 22, 2020, 5:17 PM AKDT (01:17 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

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

Sand Point forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-07-23 01:17:55 UTC
Depth
12.5 km (7.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.611° N, 160.961° 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
28

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. 1.654 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.764 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.961 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.354 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.662 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.663 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 28 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.662 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.057 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.587 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 18 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.648 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.786 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.792 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.767 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.672 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.968 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.9107 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.559 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.565 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 2265 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.264 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.574 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 27 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 1.576 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 1.7103 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 2.870 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 1.7103 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 3.955 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 1.661 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 28 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 2.044 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 2.185 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.298 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 1.761 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 1.782 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 4.056 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 42 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.566 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.958 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 1.560 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 1.981 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 1.573 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 1.565 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 2.382 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 1.755 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 1.555 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 2.161 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 37 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 2.853 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 27 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 4.386 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.883 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 1.878 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 1.663 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 2.175 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 3.276 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 28 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 2.667 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 1.674 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 1.563 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 1.871 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 1.569 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 1.683 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 1.668 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 1.955 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 1.653 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 2.388 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 26 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.182 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.759 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 3.284 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 3.384 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.656 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.059 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.866 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 28 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.4111 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.751 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.8101 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.588 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 3.258 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 3.972 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 46 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.862 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 3.052 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 3.261 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.756 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.069 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 31 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.853 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.660 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 43 km deep · 36 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0209f1vcbt. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:17 AM UTC.