Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 117 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 117 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska on Mon, Oct 26, 2020, 4:01 PM AKDT (00:01 UTC), 25 km (15 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
2020-10-27 00:01:02 UTC
Depth
24.8 km (15.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.655° N, 159.097° 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
9

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

After

  1. 2.8141 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.8150 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.2122 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.9south of Alaska · 2165 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.1108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.2102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.988 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.8108 km SSE of Sand Point, AK · 2164 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.1127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.390 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.893 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.2108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.0106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.1100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.793 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.097 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.199 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.1117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.8150 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.1105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 2.1115 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 29 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 3.1125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 30 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 2.1110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 3.1112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 4.2118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 2.1108 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 2.9107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 2.7107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 2.1108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 2.397 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 2.0100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 3.0125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 29 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 2.1105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 2.5south of Alaska · 2164 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 2.086 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 3.1141 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 2.1127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 3.2145 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 2.2107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 3.6119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 31 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 2.0131 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.990 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 1.797 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 3.7104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 3.1160 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 2.2126 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 2.893 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 24 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 2.2113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 3.1153 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 2.9107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 2.9123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 31 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 3.1161 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 2.2127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 2.791 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 3.1136 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 3.8south of Alaska · 2164 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 2.8107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 4.4146 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 2.8112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 2.398 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.3106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 3.091 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 3.0100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.999 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.1102 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 29 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 3.093 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 3.0122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 3.0113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.991 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 3.697 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.9108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.9111 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 32 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 3.2105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 4.3150 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 3.3110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.8128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 28 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.994 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 3.292 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.797 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 3.1107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020dtsroke. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:03 PM UTC.