Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 55 km S of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 55 km S of Sand Point, Alaska on Sat, Aug 8, 2020, 12:38 AM AKDT (08:38 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 68 km SE 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
2020-08-08 08:38:02 UTC
Depth
18.9 km (11.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.848° N, 160.358° 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
14

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. 1.582 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 5.579 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 39 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 7
  3. 1.786 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 3.579 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 28 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 3.175 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 3.975 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 46 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.281 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.698 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.552 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 27 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.681 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.062 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 40 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.658 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 19 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 4.280 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 44 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.752 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 22 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.8107 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.684 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 3.981 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 45 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.859 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 40 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.5100 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.958 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 22 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.580 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 2.283 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 3.484 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.982 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 2.094 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 2.165 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 1.981 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 1.654 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 23 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 1.579 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 2.386 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 1.966 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.377 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 1.782 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 2.063 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 2.295 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 1.982 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 3.781 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.456 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 26 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 1.858 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 2.170 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 40 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 3.055 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 26 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.554 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 22 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.084 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 4.253 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 40 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.866 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 1.671 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 55 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 1.986 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 2.783 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 3.757 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 1.577 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 2.083 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 1.882 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 1.554 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 83 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 2.451 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 23 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 1.681 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 3.581 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 1.962 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 3.284 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 3.088 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 1.559 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.556 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 40 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.056 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 36 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.0103 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.6104 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.682 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.756 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 38 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.1123 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 34 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.078 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.062 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 34 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.776 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.2126 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.852 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 24 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.859 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.1100 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.065 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.891 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 3.253 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 21 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.955 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 13 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.896 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.491 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away

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