Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 105 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 105 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Jul 22, 2020, 7:08 PM AKDT (03:08 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 44 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-07-23 03:08:10 UTC
Depth
13.1 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.794° N, 159.137° 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
27

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. 3.2106 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.792 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.767 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.192 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.2116 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.0109 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.293 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 3.8107 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.559 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.868 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.1107 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.759 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.565 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 2262 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.894 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 34 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.657 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.763 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 3.899 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.264 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.982 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 2.870 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 2.5104 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.7143 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 2.7128 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 3.955 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 1.661 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 2.044 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 2.298 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 2.4105 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 1.761 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 4.056 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 42 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 1.981 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 37 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.566 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.9102 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 29 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 1.560 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.981 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 1.783 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 1.565 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 1.755 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 1.555 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 2.161 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 37 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 2.853 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 4.386 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 1.878 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 1.760 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 1.663 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 2.161 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 40 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 5.057 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 45 km deep · 56 km away · tsunami flag
  49. 2.299 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 2.175 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 1.861 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 3.276 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 2.667 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 1.871 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 1.683 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 1.875 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 1.955 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 1.653 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 2.5126 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 1.880 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.759 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 31 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.648 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.5135 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 38 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.782 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.057 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.662 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.4105 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 32 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.5128 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 29 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.663 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 3.0100 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 31 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.590 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.770 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 27 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.782 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.662 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.979 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 29 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.354 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.961 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.8126 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 38 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.654 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.182 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away

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