Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 225 km S of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 225 km S of Sand Point, Alaska on Thu, Aug 13, 2020, 4:44 PM AKDT (00:44 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 203 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-08-14 00:44:39 UTC
Depth
28.1 km (17.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.315° N, 160.433° 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
12

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2180 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2240 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 3.0257 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.0126 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.8127 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.5249 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 29 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.2202 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 3.6236 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2227 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.2156 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 36 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.3240 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 3.2231 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.8219 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.1191 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.3244 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.8125 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.4224 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.4208 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 30 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.9237 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.6170 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.4181 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.6205 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 3.2199 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 31 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 2.7south of Alaska · 2190 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.1192 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 2.1198 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 3.8203 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 2.6208 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 2.5210 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.9144 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 2.3195 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 2.6237 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 2.7214 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.2126 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.3195 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.1273 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.9128 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.9154 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.1126 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.3200 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 31 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.3south of Alaska · 2261 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.2165 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.4241 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 3.1244 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away

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