Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 234 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 234 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Sat, Oct 31, 2020, 6:23 PM AKDT (02:23 UTC), 10 km (6 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
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-11-01 02:23:36 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.300° N, 159.601° 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
13

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 148 in the 60 days after this one and 139 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.8160 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.5142 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.8199 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 3.2141 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.7138 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.6223 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 29 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 3.3141 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.0192 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.7217 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.7165 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 3.4204 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 3.3156 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.7148 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.4219.8 km N of Sand Point, AK · 2162 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 3.9180 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 3.9197 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.8145 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 3.0138 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 3.3219 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 3.2233 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 3.2229 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 29 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 2.3143 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 3.1230 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 3.1217 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 30 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 2.2south of Alaska · 2161 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.3143 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.9168 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 2.4196 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 2.4147 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 41 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 2.5149 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 2.7205 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 2.3190 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 2.9154 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 3.1241 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 3.0154 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 3.6148 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 3.1151 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 2.1136 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 2.9192 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 2.3139 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 5.1141 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 2.9143 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 4.4145 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 3.0207 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 3.5217 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 29 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 3.1222 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 3.1168 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 2.7134 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 2.5219 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 3.2154 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 2.8208 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 29 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 2.7185 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 2.8149 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 2.5207 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 2.7141 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 2.7south of Alaska · 2156 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 2.6223 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 3.0136 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 2.5140 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 2.8154 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 148.

Before

  1. 2.6192 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.8191 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.9226 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 3.2156 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.8219 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 3.0201 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 3.4239 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.5208 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.8216 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 4.3180 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 3.4199 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.5146 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 3.4135 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.9205 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.9200 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 3.0201 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.8139 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 3.0141 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.8139 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.6140 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away

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