Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 54 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 54 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Sun, Aug 9, 2020, 3:40 AM AKDT (11:40 UTC), 23 km (14 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
2020-08-09 11:40:23 UTC
Depth
22.9 km (14.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.862° N, 160.316° 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
15

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. 1.579 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.386 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.966 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.377 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.782 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.063 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 27 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.295 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.982 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.781 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.456 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 26 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.858 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.170 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 40 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 3.055 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 26 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.554 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 22 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.084 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 4.253 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 40 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.866 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.671 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 55 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.986 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.783 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 3.757 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 30 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 1.577 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.083 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.882 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.554 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 83 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 2.7121 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 27 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 2.451 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 23 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.681 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 3.581 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 1.962 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 3.284 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 3.088 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 1.559 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 2.0124 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 1.663 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 1.760 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 2.981 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 1.582 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 3.357 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 27 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 1.881 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 1.778 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.695 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 1.877 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 1.8106 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 50 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 2.599 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 3.174 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 1.877 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 1.561 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 1.783 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.557 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 2.077 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 2.064 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 1.658 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 36 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 1.558 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 1.980 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 3.887 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 41 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 1.687 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 1.780 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 2.7102 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 2.260 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.981 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.165 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.094 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.982 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 3.484 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.283 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 28 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.580 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.958 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.5100 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.859 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 40 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 3.981 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 45 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.684 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.8107 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.752 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 22 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 4.280 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 44 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.658 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.062 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 40 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.681 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.552 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 27 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.698 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away

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