Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 87 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 87 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Jan 8, 2020, 8:15 AM AKST (17:15 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 south of Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-01-08 17:15:03 UTC
Depth
15.8 km (9.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.757° N, 159.586° 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
21

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.028 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 3.094 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 28 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.084 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.191 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.241 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 54 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.453 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.963 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.959 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 29 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.085 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 43 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.834 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 51 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.183 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.857 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 37 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 2440 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.382 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.056 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.164 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.470 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.17 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 74 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.054 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 38 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.359 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 2.01 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 63 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 2.1102 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.036 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.633 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 63 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.781 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.759 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 3.1south of Alaska · 2422 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 2.158 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 60 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 2.043 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 52 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.991 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2419 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.989 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2419 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 3.1171 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 2.193 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.556 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 2.243 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 66 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.962 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 2.5103 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 3.180 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 2.074 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 2.642 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 2.862 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 1.618 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 64 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.087 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 28 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.969 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.8100 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.6106 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.398 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 3.186 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 24 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.868 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.493 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.6108 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.190 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.379 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.371 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 4.187 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
  14. 3.0south of Alaska · 2474 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.661 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 52 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.289 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.874 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.459 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 3.1119 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.974 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away

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