Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 192 km S of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 192 km S of Sand Point, Alaska on Sun, Oct 4, 2020, 2:27 PM AKDT (22:27 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 144 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-10-04 22:27:35 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.635° N, 159.937° 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
19

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 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1198 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 23 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 3.8203 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.1115 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.6208 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.7224 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.5210 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.3195 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.6237 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 5.7114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  10. 5.7104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.9119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 5.0125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 4.5127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 5.2116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  15. 3.9123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 4.4103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 4.2153 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 5.5114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 5.1113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 4.4137 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 4.4106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 4.5112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 5.9144 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 31 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 5.9118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 4.6110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 4.5121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 3.8127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 4.1137 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 3.4129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 4.4123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 3.8101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 4.4115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 4.8106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 4.5129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 3.8135 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 3.7106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 4.3124 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 3.7south of Alaska · 2173 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 3.8south of Alaska · 2173 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 3.5125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 4.0132 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 3.7116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 2.9107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 3.2123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 3.5104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 3.7113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 4.6136 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 3.4111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 3.1131 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 3.5111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 3.5115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 4.5109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 3.8113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 3.4110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 3.3116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 32 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 4.9115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 3.4125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 3.1112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 4.0127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 3.4120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.7south of Alaska · 2190 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 3.2199 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 31 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.6205 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.4208 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.4181 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.6170 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.4208 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 30 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 3.6153 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 3.0120 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.4224 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.8125 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.4106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.8115 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.3244 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.1191 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 2.8219 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 3.2231 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away

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