Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 77 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 77 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Sun, Aug 9, 2020, 6:48 AM AKDT (14:48 UTC), 10 km (6 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
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-08-09 14:48:06 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.717° N, 159.937° 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
20

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. 1.782 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.063 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 27 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.295 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.982 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.781 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.456 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.858 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.170 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 40 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 3.055 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.554 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.084 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 4.253 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 40 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.866 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.671 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 55 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.986 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.783 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 31 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 3.757 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 30 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.577 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.083 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.882 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.7121 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 2.451 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 1.681 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 3.581 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.962 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 3.284 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 3.088 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 27 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.559 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 2.0124 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 1.663 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.760 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 2.981 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 1.582 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 3.357 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 27 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 1.881 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 1.778 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 1.695 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 1.877 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 1.8106 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 50 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.599 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 24 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 3.174 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 1.877 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 1.561 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 1.783 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 1.557 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 2.077 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 2.064 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 1.658 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 36 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.558 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 1.980 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 3.887 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 41 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 1.687 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 1.780 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 2.7102 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 2.260 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 1.710 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 72 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 2.255 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 1.7101 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 1.797 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 1.762 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.966 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.386 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.579 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 3.5118 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.654 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.981 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.165 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 24 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.094 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.982 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 3.484 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.283 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.580 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.958 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.5100 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.859 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 40 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 3.981 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 45 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.684 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.8107 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.752 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 4.280 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 44 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020a7dxex1. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:52 AM UTC.