Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 56 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 56 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska on Sun, Oct 11, 2020, 12:37 AM AKDT (08:37 UTC), 57 km (35 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 40 km S of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-10-11 08:37:36 UTC
Depth
56.8 km (35.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.016° N, 161.188° 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 140 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.253 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.754 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.660 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.637 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 83 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.656 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.679 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 29 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.8108 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.879 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.052 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 56 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.155 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 39 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.8107 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.456 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.641 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 94 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.669 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.757 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.874 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 58 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.987 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.779 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.688 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.562 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 2180 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.866 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.945 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 58 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 1.990 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.871 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 1.858 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 1.747 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 63 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 1.781 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 2.663 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.849 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 2.184 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 1.991 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 3.185 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 1.624 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 52 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 1.848 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 31 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 2.7118 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 3.586 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 4.280 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 3.969 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 3.8101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 32 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 3.288 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 3.189 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 3.285 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 2.694 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 3.475 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 3.088 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 3.385 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 3.498 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 2.985 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 2.786 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 3.093 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 2.911 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 64 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 4.189 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 4.2114 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 3.089 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 3.087 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 3.1102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 3.297 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 3.387 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 2.289 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.687 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.9103 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.964 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.197 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.920 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 56 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.771 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.990 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 3.681 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.259 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.851 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.774 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.1115 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.862 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.965 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.982 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.886 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.765 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 32 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.167 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.1107 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.983 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 31 km deep · 44 km away

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