Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 82 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 82 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska on Thu, Oct 15, 2020, 8:34 PM AKDT (04:34 UTC), 6 km (4 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), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-10-16 04:34:32 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.909° N, 159.441° 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
15

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 106 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7123 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.624 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 52 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.996 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.848 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 31 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.6127 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.3114 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 30 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 7.62020 Sand Point, Alaska Earthquake · 2172 days ago · 28 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 321 · PAGER yellow · tsunami flag
  8. 4.295 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 5.7114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  10. 5.7104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 3.9119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 3.283 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 5.0125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 3.586 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 4.698 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 37 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 4.280 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 4.5127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 5.2116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  19. 3.9123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 4.4103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 32 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 4.2153 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 4.796 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 31 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 5.5114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 27 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 5.1113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 3.969 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 4.4137 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 4.4106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 4.3108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 4.5112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 31 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 5.9144 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 31 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 5.9118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 4.6110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 4.5121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 3.8127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 4.1137 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 3.4129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 4.4123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 3.789 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 3.8101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 32 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 4.496 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 30 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 4.4115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 4.8106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 3.297 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 4.5129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 3.288 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 3.8135 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 3.799 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 3.587 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 3.7106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 4.3124 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 3.888 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 27 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 3.7south of Alaska · 2172 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 3.4south of Alaska · 2172 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 3.8south of Alaska · 2172 days ago · 29 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 3.5125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 28 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 3.193 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 3.7100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 30 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 4.0132 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 3.7116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 3.189 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.175 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.7124 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.3108 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 27 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.858 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.871 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 3.071 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.866 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.397 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 34 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.779 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.757 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.669 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.067 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.190 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.456 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 39 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.155 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 39 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.879 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.176 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.656 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 39 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.660 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.754 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away

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