Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Oct 28, 2020, 3:13 PM AKDT (23:13 UTC), 9 km (5 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
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-10-28 23:13:50 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.295° N, 159.935° 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
20

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. 2.198 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 3.8111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.5109 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.8127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 62 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.6105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 41 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.7126 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 3.1112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.998 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 30 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.8137 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.9128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.1181 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 31 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.8115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 38 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 3.0143 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 3.1127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.087 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.689 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.1south of Alaska · 2162 days ago · 37 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.9110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 24 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.7102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.7105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 1.7114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 30 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 2.0116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 1.8117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 1.6south of Alaska · 2162 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 2.1113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 1.8117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 1.697 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 1.6100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 23 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 1.6101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 2.0107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 2.0126 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 2.8114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 1.8123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.0south of Alaska · 2162 days ago · 27 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 2.1143 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 51 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 1.6101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 1.6101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 2.0117 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 30 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 1.8108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 25 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.8119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.9109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 29 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 1.899 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 2.8134 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 2.2139 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 47 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 1.7109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 28 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 2.688 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.9132 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 1.8122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 2.9119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 3.192 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 2.8132 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 3.6137 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 2.276 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.6101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 2.8135 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 1.8108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 2.8107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 19 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 1.9102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 2.1113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 2.8130 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 27 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.6140 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.8110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.8149 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.7108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.3131 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 23 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.7114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.9132 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.4108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 3.096 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.9113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 3.5134 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 3.6135 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 30 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.4115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.994 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.6131 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.692 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 24 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 3.0113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 25 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.9112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.8108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.595 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away

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