Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 57 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 57 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Sat, Oct 31, 2020, 8:59 PM AKDT (04:59 UTC), 23 km (14 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-11-01 04:59:26 UTC
Depth
22.6 km (14.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.834° N, 160.321° 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
18

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. 2.9118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 27 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.5111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.4104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.6south of Alaska · 2160 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 3.294 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.497 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.4113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 29 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 3.2141 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.894 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.3124 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.399 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.7138 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.7115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 3.319 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 66 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.9113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.159 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 3.1113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.2106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.954 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 31 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 3.196 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 2.3117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 27 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 2.1108 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.3104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 2.3101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 2.239 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 112 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 3.1108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 3.0119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 3.3141 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 2.3130 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.2107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 2.191 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 3.0130 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 2.6102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 2.9107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 4.4101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 30 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.789 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 29 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 3.098 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 2.6130 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 2.278 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 2.0117.8 km NNW of Sand Point, AK · 2159 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 2.2121.1 km NNW of Sand Point, AK · 2159 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 2.1110.7 km NNW of Sand Point, AK · 2159 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 2.8125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 2.5113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 2.193 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 2.1121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 2.5104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 2.298.7 km NNW of Sand Point, AK · 2159 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 2.068.7 km W of Sand Point, AK · 2159 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 4.442 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 41 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.5south of Alaska · 2159 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 2.1100.6 km NNW of Sand Point, AK · 2159 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 2.086.3 km NNW of Sand Point, AK · 2159 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 2.2100.5 km NNW of Sand Point, AK · 2159 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 2.1109.1 km NNW of Sand Point, AK · 2159 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 2.3105.0 km NNW of Sand Point, AK · 2159 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 2.2120.0 km NNW of Sand Point, AK · 2159 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 2.2115.4 km NNW of Sand Point, AK · 2159 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 2.0115.7 km NNW of Sand Point, AK · 2159 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 2.287.2 km NNW of Sand Point, AK · 2159 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.5142 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.2118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.9110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.980 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.595 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.4135 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.4115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.4109 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.4114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.292.8 km NNW of Sand Point, AK · 2160 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.993 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.899 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.388.3 km NNW of Sand Point, AK · 2160 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.4127.4 km NNW of Sand Point, AK · 2160 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.3115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.296.7 km NNW of Sand Point, AK · 2160 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 3.2156 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 27 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.8128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 28 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 3.9108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 31 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.690 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020e256msq. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:03 AM UTC.