Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 56 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 56 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Aug 12, 2020, 2:01 PM AKDT (22:01 UTC), 22 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-08-12 22:01:15 UTC
Depth
22.3 km (13.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.856° N, 160.219° 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. 3.056 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 27 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.660 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 23 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.767 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 39 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.7134 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.783 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.571 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 39 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.667 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.5125 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.673 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.564 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.555 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.753 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 24 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.555 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 23 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.284 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.748 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 59 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.878 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 3.588 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 3.359 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2240 days ago · 43 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.671 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2240 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 3.052 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2240 days ago · 28 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 1.9114 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2240 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.770 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2240 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 4.246 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2240 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 2240 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 3.064 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 41 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 2.176 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 3.949 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 40 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 2.198 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 1.9102 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.169 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 34 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 2.656 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 28 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 1.757 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 2.159 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 22 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 1.569 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 1.854 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 24 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 1.974 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 1.754 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 38 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 1.525 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 2.859 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 3.182 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 3.9119 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 1.6112 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 1.7100 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 1.963 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.9113 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 1.995 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 1.956 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 1.662 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 61 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 1.677 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 2.273 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 36 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 1.965 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 31 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 1.853 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 38 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 2.477 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 1.581 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 2.689 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 2.052 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 2.257 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 23 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 2.852 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 1.680 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 1.768 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.764 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.897 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.867 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.554 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 36 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.772 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.659 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.762 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.797 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.7101 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.255 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 25 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.710 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 72 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.260 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 27 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.7102 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.780 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.687 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 3.887 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 41 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.980 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.558 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.658 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 36 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.064 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away

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