Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 66 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 66 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska on Tue, Oct 6, 2020, 7:14 AM AKDT (15:14 UTC), 23 km (14 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
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-10-06 15:14:14 UTC
Depth
22.7 km (14.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.911° N, 159.774° 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
21

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 122 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.862 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.886 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.871 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 31 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.062 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.972 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 25 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.658 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.277 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.167 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.886 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.982 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.965 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.862 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.1115 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.851 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.259 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 3.681 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.771 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.6103 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.920 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 56 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.197 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.3105 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.7103 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.086 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 2.6105 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 2.687 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.656 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 57 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 2.253 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 2.754 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.660 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 1.656 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 39 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 2.679 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.8108 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 2.176 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 1.879 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 2.052 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 56 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 2.155 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 39 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 2.456 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 39 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 2.190 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 2.067 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 1.669 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 1.757 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 1.874 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 58 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.779 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 1.688 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 2.397 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.866 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 1.945 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 58 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 1.871 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 1.858 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 1.747 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 63 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 1.781 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 2.3108 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 2.175 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 1.882 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 1.7123 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 2.184 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 3.185 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 1.624 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 52 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 1.996 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 1.848 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 31 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 3.0101 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.061 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 28 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.967 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 5.968 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 31 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 13
  5. 2.5126 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.957 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.953 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.989 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.584 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.851 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 30 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.9129 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 39 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.8Alaska Peninsula · 2191 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.0102 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.6Alaska Peninsula · 2191 days ago · 32 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 3.180 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.2101 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 34 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.962 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.957 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2193 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.397 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2193 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.973 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 66 km deep · 86 km away

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