Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 59 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 59 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska on Fri, Jul 24, 2020, 4:03 AM AKDT (12:03 UTC), 22 km (14 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-07-24 12:03:16 UTC
Depth
22.1 km (13.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.896° N, 159.970° 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
16

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. 2.5135 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.956 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.795 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.6Alaska Peninsula · 2260 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.658 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.745 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 39 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 5.055 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 45 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.869 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.962 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.986 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.256 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 23 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.856 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 28 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.198 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.858 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.753 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.763 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.686 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.655 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 34 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.1108 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.559 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.654 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 2.0127 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 2.064 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 1.665 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 3.751 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 34 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 1.657 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 24 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 1.986 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 34 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 3.978 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 47 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 1.571 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 1.564 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.566 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.752 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 1.6Alaska Peninsula · 2260 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 1.980 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 1.558 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 1.652 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 2.641 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 28 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 1.553 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 1.563 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 1.667 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 2.055 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 1.766 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 1.562 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 2.661 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 29 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 1.554 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 1.865 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 30 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 1.580 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 1.854 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 1.777 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.554 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 2.2101 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 2.184 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 1.766 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 1.561 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 29 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 2.682 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 2.080 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 2.196 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 30 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 1.654 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 2.1108 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 1.879 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 34 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.879 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.662 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.656 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.480 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.752 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.662 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.756 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.656 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.661 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.983 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.392 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.872 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 31 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.753 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 27 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.757 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.662 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.159 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.752 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 23 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.862 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 2260 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.9102 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away

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