Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 50 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 50 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Tue, Oct 27, 2020, 7:03 PM AKDT (03:03 UTC), 32 km (20 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-10-28 03:03:03 UTC
Depth
31.9 km (19.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.904° N, 160.268° 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: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9136 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.798 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.7105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 30 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.8109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.6140 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.6103 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.1124 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 28 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.0south of Alaska · 2165 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.6118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 3.0107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.6106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.8123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.6111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 31 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.8120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.099 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.9125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.7105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.7106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.0104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.699 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 2.0103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.6135 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.8113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.7108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 1.9113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 1.5103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 2.8100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 2.5110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 2.7115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 1.889 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 1.8138 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 1.7103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 3.288 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 3.4117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 2.5110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 2.7101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 3.0116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 1.8107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 2.5103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 3.284 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 2.392 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 1.991 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 2.894 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 1.7116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 1.6103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 1.5108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 1.691 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 1.6148 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 1.7113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 2.7117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 1.6106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 1.5104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 1.6128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 2.9133 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 1.6100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 1.699 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 1.6127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 1.5121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 1.5108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 1.6114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.798 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.9103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.8100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.7137 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 49 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.8110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.999 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.8138 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.7south of Alaska · 2165 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.8126 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.0111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.7135 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 57 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.8111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 27 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.8128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 60 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.7125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.6107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.0104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 3.6112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.1105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.783 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.895 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020dvi3rb8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:18 PM UTC.