Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 74 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 74 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska on Tue, Oct 13, 2020, 4:54 AM AKDT (12:54 UTC), 58 km (36 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-10-13 12:54:54 UTC
Depth
58.1 km (36.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.768° N, 161.126° 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
22

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. 1.987 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.779 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.688 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.562 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 2180 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.866 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.945 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 58 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.990 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.871 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.858 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.747 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 63 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.781 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.663 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.175 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.184 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.991 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 3.185 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.624 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 52 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.598 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.848 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 31 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 2.7118 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 7.62020 Sand Point, Alaska Earthquake · 2174 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 321 · PAGER yellow · tsunami flag
  23. 4.295 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 5.7104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 3.586 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 4.698 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 4.280 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 5.2116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  29. 4.4103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 4.796 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 5.5114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 3.969 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 4.4106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 4.5112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 5.9118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 4.6110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 3.8101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 32 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 4.496 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 4.4115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 4.8106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 3.297 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 3.288 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 3.799 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 3.587 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 3.7106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 3.888 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 3.4south of Alaska · 2174 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 3.7100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 3.189 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 3.295 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 2.9107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 2.785 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 4.2100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 3.285 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 3.5104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 2.694 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 3.7113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 3.294 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 3.190 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 3.4111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.757 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.669 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.641 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 94 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 3.791 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.8107 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.155 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 39 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.052 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 56 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.879 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.8108 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.679 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 29 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.656 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.637 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 83 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.660 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.754 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.253 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.656 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 57 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.687 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.9103 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.964 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.197 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away

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