Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 70 km S of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 70 km S of Sand Point, Alaska on Sat, Jul 25, 2020, 11:51 AM AKDT (19:51 UTC), 20 km (12 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-07-25 19:51:34 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.715° N, 160.299° 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
8

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. 1.564 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.873 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.764 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.786 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.664 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 3.371 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 19 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.779 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.588 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.282 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.677 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.680 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.679 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.678 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.0101 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.760 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.1103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.9123 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.163 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.861 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.658 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 2.0102 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 2.081 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 2.063 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.081 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 1.762 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 1.661 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 24 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 2.957 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 27 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 4.751 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 38 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 1.962 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 1.891 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 1.650 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 2.089 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 1.955 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 1.949 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 1.747 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 27 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 1.666 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 1.675 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 1.794 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 1.850 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 1.884 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 2.191 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 1.8102 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 1.751 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 3.053 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 30 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 1.656 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 2.461 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 1.663 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 2.853 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 31 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 1.993 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 2.494 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 1.881 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.555 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 1.650 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 24 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 2.0109 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.575 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 1.765 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 1.581 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 1.983 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 1.662 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 1.977 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.654 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 23 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.650 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.881 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.375 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.373 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.791 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 43 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.757 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.7103 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.929 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 71 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.8119 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.580 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.963 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.576 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.9128 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.6118 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.549 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.255 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.257 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.1126 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 3.9118 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away

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