Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 57 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 57 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Tue, Oct 13, 2020, 4:08 AM AKDT (12:08 UTC), 18 km (11 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-10-13 12:08:39 UTC
Depth
17.5 km (10.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.863° N, 160.128° 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
17

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 135 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.874 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 58 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.779 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.688 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.866 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.945 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 58 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.871 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.858 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 22 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.747 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 63 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.781 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.3108 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.175 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.882 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.184 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.991 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 3.185 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.624 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 52 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.848 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 31 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.3114 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 30 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 7.62020 Sand Point, Alaska Earthquake · 2175 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 321 · PAGER yellow · tsunami flag
  20. 4.295 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 5.7114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  22. 5.7104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 3.9119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 3.283 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 5.0125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 3.586 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 4.698 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 37 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 4.280 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 4.5127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 5.2116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  31. 3.9123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 4.4103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 32 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 4.2153 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 4.796 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 31 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 5.5114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 5.1113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 3.969 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 4.4137 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 4.4106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 4.3108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 28 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 4.5112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 31 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 5.9144 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 31 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 5.9118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 4.6110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 28 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 4.5121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 3.8127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 4.1137 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 3.4129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 4.4123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 3.789 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 3.8101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 32 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 4.496 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 30 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 4.4115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 4.8106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 3.297 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 4.5129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 3.288 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 3.8135 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 3.799 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 3.587 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.669 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.067 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.190 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.456 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 39 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.8107 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.155 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 39 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.052 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 56 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.879 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.176 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.8108 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.679 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 29 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.656 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 39 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.660 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.754 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.253 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.656 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 57 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.687 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.6105 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.9103 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.086 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away

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