Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 61 km S of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 61 km S of Sand Point, Alaska on Sat, Jul 25, 2020, 10:12 PM AKDT (06:12 UTC), 24 km (15 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, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-07-26 06:12:22 UTC
Depth
23.9 km (14.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.795° N, 160.312° 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
12

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

After

  1. 2.957 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 27 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 4.751 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 38 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.962 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 19 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.891 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.650 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.089 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.955 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 21 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.949 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.747 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 27 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.666 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.675 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.794 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.850 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.884 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.191 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.8102 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.751 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 25 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 3.053 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 30 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.656 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.461 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 1.663 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 2.853 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 31 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 1.993 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 2.494 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 1.881 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 1.555 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 1.650 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.0109 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.575 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 1.765 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.581 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.983 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 1.662 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 1.977 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 3.1113 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 2.999 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 4.968 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 36 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 3
  38. 2.0south of Alaska · 2259 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 1.998 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 29 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 2.649 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 1.682 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 1.863 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 1.692 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 2.9104 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 1.556 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 21 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 1.763 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 34 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 2.8111 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 32 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 1.688 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 1.975 km ESE of Sand Point, AK · 2259 days ago · 40 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 2.179 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 1.548 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 24 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 4.052 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 47 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 2.138 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 46 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 1.899 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 2.851 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 24 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 2.155 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 24 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 1.969 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 1.656 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 1.654 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 1.8123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.762 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.081 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.063 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.081 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.0102 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.658 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.861 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 35 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.163 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.9123 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.1103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.760 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.0101 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.678 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.679 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.680 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.677 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.282 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.588 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.779 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 3.371 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away

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