Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 85 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 85 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Aug 26, 2020, 7:20 PM AKDT (03:20 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.6 2020 Sand Point, Alaska Earthquake. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-08-27 03:20:18 UTC
Depth
29.4 km (18.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.785° N, 159.564° 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: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.656 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.964 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.762 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.062 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.099 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 38 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.980 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.779 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.956 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.863 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 48 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.7123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 3.0106 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.775 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.857 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.4106 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 34 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.056 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.677 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.876 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.647 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 31 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.154 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.271 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 2.6139 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 2.050 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 47 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.975 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 2.075 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 2.453 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 3.052 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 30 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 2.033 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 2.459 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 2.157 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 2.465 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 2.860 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 2.082 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 2.267 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 2.072 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 40 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 2.364 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 1.655 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 1.669 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 1.559 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.567 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.694 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 3.054 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.7113 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 2.156 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 1.756 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 1.776 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 31 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 1.953 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 3.0102 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 2.159 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 2.258 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 3.966 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 47 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 3.0135 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 2.352 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 2.068 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 2.378 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 1.873 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 2.095 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 1.561 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 1.791 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 1.765 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 2.059 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.957 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 41 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.0114 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.7104 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.653 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 29 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.179 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.1116 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.279 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.751 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.2143 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 47 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.553 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.769 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.955 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.856 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.763 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.680 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 3.1121 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.764 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 4.259 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.558 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.0102 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away

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