Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 130 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 130 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Fri, Nov 13, 2020, 9:47 AM AKST (18:47 UTC), 26 km (16 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
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-11-13 18:47:35 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.222° N, 159.880° 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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.187 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.387 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.867 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.5111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.797 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.6101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.3105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.192 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.1105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.3127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.2122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 19 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.1140 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.9105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.2113 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 3.0226 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.0131 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.0100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.8110 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.899 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.9140 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 2.3108 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 2.2108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 2.6113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 19 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 2.2122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 2.297 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 2.096 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 1.997 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 2.5106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 1.954 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 2.191 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 2.183 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 1.9123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 25 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 2.8112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 3.0115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 2.2139 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 2.0106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 2.693 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 1.998 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 2.8117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 2.2130 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 2.1114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 1.979 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 2.0101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 3.099 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 2.1100 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 28 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 2.1116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 1.996 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 31 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 2.0137 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 40 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 2.5114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 1.989 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 2.2109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 2.1101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 2.892 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 3.091 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 2.7153 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 3.0121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 1.952 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 2.1122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 2.1150 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 2.295 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.3100 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.7115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.3109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.3135 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.6south of Alaska · 2149 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.392 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.497 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 32 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.4116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.6134 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 27 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.4101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 3.5133 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 30 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.7110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.7115 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 34 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.4114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.9159 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 4.2138 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.3104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.8154 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.6south of Alaska · 2149 days ago · 27 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.4108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away

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