Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Tue, Nov 17, 2020, 6:00 PM AKST (03:00 UTC), 17 km (11 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
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-11-18 03:00:14 UTC
Depth
16.9 km (10.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.340° N, 159.940° 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
12

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. 2.197 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.9101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.9111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 23 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.7103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.9121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 3.088 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.1187 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.0115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 28 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 3.5127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.0103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 28 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 3.3151 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.7104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.8107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.9104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.0137 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.9104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 3.0108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.9119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 23 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.876 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.9south of Alaska · 2139 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 1.970 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.995 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 2.0107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 1.891 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 1.993 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 2.0100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 2.0115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 22 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 2.7127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 2.6182 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.3104 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 28 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 2.5112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 24 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 2.0100 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 27 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 3.083 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 2.2100 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 37 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 2.2113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 3.8100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 34 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 2.9122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 2.296 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 2.6149 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 2.2103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 2.4110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 27 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 3.0144 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 3.6131 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 27 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 2.7103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 2.8120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 2.566 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 34 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 2.7114 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 2.264 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 2.295 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 29 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 2.9101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 3.0135 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 3.1144 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 2.490 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 2.5south of Alaska · 2137 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 3.0129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 2.465 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 2.079 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 2.8118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 21 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 2.377 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 2.139 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 31 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 3.286 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.8149 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 28 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.5135 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.194 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.2125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.264 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.1112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.175 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.2119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.1100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 3.192 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.9138 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 27 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 2140 days ago · 34 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.398 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.0101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.696 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.4120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 3.0111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 27 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.7117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.863 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020eu8dff4. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 2:08 PM UTC.