Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Mon, Nov 16, 2020, 4:27 PM AKST (01:27 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-11-17 01:27:03 UTC
Depth
25.5 km (15.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.361° N, 159.804° 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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 25 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.5113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.9104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.294 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.199 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.9107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 27 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.0105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.299 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 3.0112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.2102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.2102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.398 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.2105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.8127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 31 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.3111 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.284 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.6118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 31 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.6110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 21 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.8114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.2107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 1.863 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 2.7117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 18 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 3.0111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 27 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 2.4120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 23 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 2.696 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 2.0101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 2.398 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 2148 days ago · 34 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 2.9138 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 27 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 3.192 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 27 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 2.1100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 2.2119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 2.175 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 2.1112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 2.264 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 2.2125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 2.194 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 2.5135 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 2.8149 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 28 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 3.286 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 27 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 1.8116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 2.197 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 1.9101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 1.9111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 23 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 2.7103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 1.9121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 3.088 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 2.1187 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 2.0115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 28 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 3.5127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 23 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.0103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 28 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 3.3151 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 2.7104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 1.8107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 1.9104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 2.0137 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 1.9104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 3.0108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 22 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 1.9119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 23 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 1.876 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.2123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 23 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.2108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.2138 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 29 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.1203 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.1112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 24 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.2136 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 30 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.192 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 3.5110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 23 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.1109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.898 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.7124 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 3.0106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.197 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.8121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.682 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 3.6116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.6121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.1112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 27 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.9100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.9141 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away

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