Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 51 km E of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 51 km E of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Sep 30, 2020, 5:18 PM AKDT (01:18 UTC), 57 km (35 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
2020-10-01 01:18:55 UTC
Depth
56.8 km (35.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.327° N, 159.689° 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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 106 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.397 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.957 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.962 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.2101 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 34 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.6Alaska Peninsula · 2187 days ago · 32 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.0102 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.8Alaska Peninsula · 2187 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.851 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 30 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.989 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.953 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 3.957 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.617 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 5.968 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 31 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 13
  14. 2.967 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.061 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 3.0101 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.266 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.672 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.862 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.871 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 31 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 2.062 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 2.972 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.658 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 2.277 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 2.167 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 3.069 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.965 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 1.862 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.851 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.259 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 1.771 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 2.6103 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.920 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 56 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 2.3105 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 2.7103 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 2.086 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 2.250 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 2.6105 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 2.253 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 2.754 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 1.660 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 1.656 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 39 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 2.176 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 1.879 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 2.052 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 56 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 2.155 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 39 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 2.456 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 39 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 2.190 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 2.067 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 1.669 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 1.757 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 1.779 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 2.397 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 34 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 1.866 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.945 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 58 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 3.071 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 1.871 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 1.858 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 1.747 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 63 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 2.3108 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 27 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.258 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 38 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.564 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.566 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.878 km SE of Perryville, AK · 2191 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.680 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.064 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 3.464 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 2192 days ago · 58 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 3.169 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 28 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 3.276 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.174 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 3.772 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2193 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.860 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2193 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.162 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2193 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.971 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2193 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.859 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2193 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 3.676 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.452 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.193 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.169 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2195 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away

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