Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 51 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 51 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Nov 4, 2020, 11:29 PM AKST (08:29 UTC), 24 km (15 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-11-05 08:29:25 UTC
Depth
24.1 km (15.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.900° N, 160.228° 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
10

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. 2.489 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.086 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 5.1141 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.9106 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 29 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.5100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.691 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.4100 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.994 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 3.094 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 3.4133 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 3.4120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.498 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.8101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 3.1125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.4114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.198 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.6114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.9143 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.9124 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 30 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 3.0102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 4.4145 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 2.3111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.099 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.275 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 2.298 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 2.2115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 2.1101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 3.0south of Alaska · 2155 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 2.7105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 2.6105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 2.8129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 2.090 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 2.8136 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 2.096 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 1.9112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 3.096 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 2.194 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 3.1110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 2.7134 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 2.3111 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 39 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 2.3107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 2.392 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 2.287 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 2.7118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 2.7111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 2.2118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 2.995 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 2.2112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 2.190 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 1.985 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 2.2101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 2.081 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 2.080 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 2.395 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 2.3130 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 30 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 2.3101 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 30 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 2.289 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 29 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 2.397 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 2.3105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 2.6115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 4.1112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.0south of Alaska · 2156 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.9106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.291 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 3.396 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.4south of Alaska · 2157 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.199 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.6109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.970 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.483 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.3139 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 3.148 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 29 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.1south of Alaska · 2157 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.097 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.6117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.1136 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.1124 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.9106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.2127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.387 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away

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