Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 81 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 81 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska on Tue, Jul 28, 2020, 2:21 AM AKDT (10:21 UTC), 22 km (14 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-07-28 10:21:42 UTC
Depth
21.9 km (13.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.711° N, 161.150° 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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.783 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.554 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.762 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.787 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.681 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.578 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 5.049 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 42 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.158 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.058 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 40 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.685 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.581 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.888 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.285 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.7101 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.4101 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.348 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.154 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.694 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.850 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 44 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.250 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 2.650 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.796 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 2.589 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 1.655 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 3.551 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 29 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 3.754 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 45 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 1.745 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 45 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 1.858 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 1.566 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 1.686 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 1.5Alaska Peninsula · 2258 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 1.950 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 1.791 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 2.083 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 24 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 2.255 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 1.780 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 1.591 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 2.7115 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.951 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 1.584 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 4.077 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 45 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 2.854 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 1.753 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 1.894 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 1.983 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 1.597 km SE of King Cove, AK · 2257 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 1.883 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 2.852 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 27 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 1.790 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 2.9110 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 3.296 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 1.6102 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 1.556 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 2.651 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 2.249 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 4.252 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  57. 5.644 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 39 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 6 · tsunami flag
  58. 2.654 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 2.056 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 1.952 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.883 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 25 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.753 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.784 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.984 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.354 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 42 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.981 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.551 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.882 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 27 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.952 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.686 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.355 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 3.377 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  13. 3.563 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 42 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.797 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.587 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.986 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.877 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 35 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.593 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 3.175 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 25 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 6.175 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 17 · tsunami flag

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