Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 244 km S of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 244 km S of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Sep 9, 2020, 4:36 PM AKDT (00:36 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 180 km S 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
2020-09-10 00:36:47 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.145° N, 160.309° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.4224 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.4208 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 30 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.9237 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.4181 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.6205 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 3.2199 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 31 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.7south of Alaska · 2193 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.1192 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.1198 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 3.8203 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.6208 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.5210 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.3195 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.6237 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 3.2167 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 3.3241 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 4.2192 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 3.9191 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 3.0176 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 3.0187 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 3.0south of Alaska · 2168 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 2.9202 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2168 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 2.1181 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2167 days ago · 31 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 3.0201 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 2.9200 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 2.9205 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 3.4199 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 4.3180 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 2.8216 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 2.5208 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 3.4239 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 3.0201 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 3.8219 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 2.9226 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 2.8191 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 2.6192 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 2.9234 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 2.8199 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 2.6223 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 29 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 3.0192 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 2.7217 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 3.4204 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 2.4219.8 km N of Sand Point, AK · 2163 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 3.9180 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 3.9197 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 3.3219 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 3.2233 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 3.2229 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 29 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 3.1230 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 3.1217 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 30 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 2.9168 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 2.4196 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 2.7205 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 2.3190 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 3.1241 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 2.9192 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 3.0207 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 3.5217 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 3.1222 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 3.1168 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

  1. 2.1191 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.8219 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 3.2231 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.3240 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.2156 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.6236 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.2202 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.5249 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 29 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 3.0257 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.2180 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.2225 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 28 km deep · 21 km away

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