Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 116 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 116 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska on Mon, Oct 19, 2020, 9:38 PM AKDT (05:38 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-10-20 05:38:38 UTC
Depth
52.5 km (32.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.623° N, 159.173° 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
7

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3142 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 28 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.2106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 3.0132 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.289 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 3.8134 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 3.0109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 3.9121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 3.4111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 27 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 3.3121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.199 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 32 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.687 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 3.4118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 3.0125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.7116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 3.2149 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.9113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.4105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 3.0109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.7115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.6112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 2.486 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 2.8128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 3.0124 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 3.0109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 3.892 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 4.1129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 3.5106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 3.8123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 32 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 3.2143 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 3.299 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 4.6127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 3.089 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 4.4130 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 4.0110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 4.9104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 28 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 3.5118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 4.893 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 28 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2 · tsunami flag
  38. 1.8133 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 1.9137 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 3.3105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  41. 3.8120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 4.2130 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 2.8107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 4.0129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 4.0126 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 3.694 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 2.9139 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 3.8148 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 3.1140 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 29 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 3.3south of Alaska · 2169 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 3.5107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 2.9114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 24 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 4.0136 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 3.8131 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 2.7103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 2.8110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 2.289 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 3.1south of Alaska · 2169 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 3.1south of Alaska · 2169 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 3.9106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 3.2109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.2109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 38 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.5147 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.9116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 3.4140 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 31 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.991 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 3.0146 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 3.0119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 3.9149 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 32 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 3.5135 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 32 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 3.0110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 3.0110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 3.2128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 30 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.999 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 4.2139 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 4.3135 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.9120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 37 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 3.7128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.996 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.5107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020dib7fe4. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:28 AM UTC.