Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 99 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 99 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Mon, Oct 26, 2020, 8:10 PM AKDT (04:10 UTC), 20 km (12 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-10-27 04:10:25 UTC
Depth
19.5 km (12.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.538° N, 159.816° 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
17

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. 2.1117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.8150 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.1105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 25 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.1115 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 29 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 3.1125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 30 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.1110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 3.1112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 4.2118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.1108 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.9107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.7107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 27 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.1108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.0100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 3.0125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 29 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.1105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 21 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.5south of Alaska · 2166 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.086 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 3.1141 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.1127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 3.2145 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.2107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 3.6119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 31 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 2.0131 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 1.990 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 1.797 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 3.7104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 3.1160 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 2.2126 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 30 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 2.893 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 24 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 2.2113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 3.1153 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 2.9107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 27 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 2.9123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 31 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 3.1161 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 2.2127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 2.791 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 28 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 3.1136 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 3.8south of Alaska · 2166 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 2.8107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 4.4146 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 2.8112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 2.398 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 20 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.997 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 4.5152 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 2.090 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 2.7103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 3.6109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 2.893 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 1.897 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 2.1144 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 2.7122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 2.2117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 2.983 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 3.194 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 23 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 3.8120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 1.9104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 2.0105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 25 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 2.0121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 2.1113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 3.394 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 21 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.097 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 23 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.793 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.1100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.0106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.2108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 27 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.893 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 23 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.390 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.1127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.8108 km SSE of Sand Point, AK · 2166 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.988 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.2102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.1108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 24 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.9south of Alaska · 2166 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.8150 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.8141 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.176 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.4117 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.3106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 3.091 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 3.0100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away

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