Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 86.9 km NNW of Sand Point, AK

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 86.9 km NNW of Sand Point, AK on Sat, Oct 31, 2020, 2:56 AM AKDT (10:56 UTC), 20 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 141 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-10-31 10:56:45 UTC
Depth
20.2 km (12.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.651° N, 159.852° 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
15

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. 2.599 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.4101.8 km NNW of Sand Point, AK · 2163 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 3.0117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.7114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 3.0113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.690 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 3.9108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 31 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.8128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 28 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 3.2156 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.296.7 km NNW of Sand Point, AK · 2162 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.3115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.4127.4 km NNW of Sand Point, AK · 2162 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.388.3 km NNW of Sand Point, AK · 2162 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.899 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 27 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.993 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.292.8 km NNW of Sand Point, AK · 2162 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.4114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.4109 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.4115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.4135 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 2.595 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 1.980 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.8160 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.9110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 4.2118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 23 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 2.5142 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 2.057 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.9118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 27 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 2.5111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 2.4104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 2.6south of Alaska · 2162 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 3.294 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 23 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 2.497 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 2.4113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 29 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 3.2141 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 2.894 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 24 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 2.3124 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 2.399 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 2.7138 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 2.7115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 3.319 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 66 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 2.9113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 2.159 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 3.1113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 2.2106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 2.954 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 31 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 3.196 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 2.3117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 27 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 2.1108 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 2.3104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 2.3101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 3.1108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 24 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 3.0119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 3.3141 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 2.3130 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 2.2107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 2.191 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 3.0130 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 2.6102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 2.9107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.4108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.3103.5 km NNW of Sand Point, AK · 2163 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.6135 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.4107.3 km NNW of Sand Point, AK · 2163 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 4.0105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 29 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.9116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.394.1 km NNW of Sand Point, AK · 2163 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.8116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.7120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.3105.1 km NNW of Sand Point, AK · 2163 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 4.7120 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 36 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 3.0100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 4.2108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.599 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 29 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.398.3 km NNW of Sand Point, AK · 2163 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.697 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.8125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 3.1110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.4103.6 km NNW of Sand Point, AK · 2163 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 4.1115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away

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