Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 98 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 98 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska on Fri, Jul 24, 2020, 3:18 PM AKDT (23:18 UTC), 25 km (16 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-07-24 23:18:41 UTC
Depth
25.3 km (15.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.483° N, 160.895° 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
17

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.656 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.856 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.572 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.578 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.8101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.668 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.981 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.8100 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 29 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 3.177 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.558 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.985 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.283 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.584 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.756 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.898 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.652 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.8101 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.750 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.8113 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.1117 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 1.581 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 2.092 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 2263 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 1.667 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 1.7113 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 1.778 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 1.572 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 2.079 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 2.255 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 1.587 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 1.659 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.763 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.654 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 2.850 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.691 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.752 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 2.279 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 1.9118 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 1.662 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 3.9118 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 2.1126 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 1.9154 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 2.257 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 2.255 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 1.549 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 1.6118 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 1.9128 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 1.576 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.963 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 1.580 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 1.8119 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 1.929 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 71 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 1.757 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 1.791 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 43 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 2.373 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 2.375 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.650 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 1.654 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 1.670 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 1.873 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 3.063 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.680 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.877 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.689 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 32 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.864 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.654 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.080 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.682 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.561 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 29 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.766 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.554 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.777 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.854 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.580 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.554 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.661 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 29 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.562 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.766 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.055 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.667 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2264 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away

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