Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 52 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 52 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Thu, Jul 30, 2020, 7:44 PM AKDT (03:44 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 79 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-07-31 03:44:14 UTC
Depth
31.0 km (19.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.884° N, 160.284° 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
19

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. 1.676 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.785 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.062 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.575 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.1107 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.784 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.670 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.852 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 26 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.173 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.857 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.083 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.1104 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.676 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.577 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.795 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.663 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.672 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.059 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 147 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.661 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.754 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 28 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 2.2113 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.8112 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 3.081 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 31 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.696 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 3.283 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 2.187 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 1.653 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 24 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.750 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 1.685 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 1.764 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 1.680 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 4.2116 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 2.9116 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 1.576 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 1.654 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 21 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 1.754 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 23 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 2256 days ago · 21 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.822 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 76 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 2.256 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 3.383 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 42 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 2.754 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 35 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.850 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 1.863 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 4.162 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 44 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 2.359 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 3.2118 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 2.376 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 2.682 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 28 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 2.156 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 21 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 4.763 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 39 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.071 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 2256 days ago · 22 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 2.765 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 1.994 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 2.355 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 22 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 1.654 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 21 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 3.255 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 28 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.486 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 1.664 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 36 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 1.580 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.775 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 2257 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.677 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.682 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.879 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.758 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.679 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.190 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.654 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 24 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 2258 days ago · 23 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.287 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.379 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.393 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.674 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.885 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.0121 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.780 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.985 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.854 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 23 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.969 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0209sbiod4. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:00 AM UTC.