Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Oct 28, 2020, 1:51 AM AKDT (09:51 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 203 km S of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-10-28 09:51:29 UTC
Depth
28.1 km (17.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.376° N, 159.787° 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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 25 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.5108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 24 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.691 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.6148 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 3.0south of Alaska · 2163 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.7113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.7117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.6106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.5104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 24 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.6128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.9133 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.6100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.699 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.6127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.5121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 29 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.5108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.6114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 21 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.6145 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.599 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.562 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 1.5113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 1.8135 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 49 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 1.7127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 1.699 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 1.598 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 1.6123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 1.6100 km SSE of Sand Point, AK · 2163 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 2.7140 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 2.7134 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 1.994 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 29 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 2.7126 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 21 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 1.856 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 2.9139 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 2.6105 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 2.9202 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 2.892 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 2.3119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 1.6105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 2.8100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 1.9106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.6104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 2.6133 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 27 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 2.685 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 2.6102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 2.184 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 2.0100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 1.8122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 2.1116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 28 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.695 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 2.089 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 2.595 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 1.8108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 1.9112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 3.0113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 2.692 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 1.6131 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 1.994 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 2.4115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 3.6135 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 30 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 3.5134 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 24 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.894 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.991 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.392 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 3.284 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.5103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.8107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 3.0116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 26 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.7101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.5110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 3.4117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 3.288 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.7103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.8138 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.889 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.7115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 20 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.5110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.8100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.5103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.9113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.7108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 23 km deep · 12 km away

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