Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 70 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 70 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Nov 18, 2020, 3:06 AM AKST (12:06 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 89 km SSE 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
2020-11-18 12:06:44 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.019° N, 159.543° 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
23

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. 1.995 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.0107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.891 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.993 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.0100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.0115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.7127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 2142 days ago · 81 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.3104 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 28 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.5112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.288 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.269 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.0100 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 3.083 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.2100 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 37 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.2113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 3.8100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 34 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.9122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.296 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.2103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 2.4110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 3.0144 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 3.6131 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.616 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 73 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.7103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 2.265 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 2.8120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 2.566 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 34 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 2.264 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 2.295 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 29 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 2.9101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 3.0135 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 2.490 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 2.5south of Alaska · 2141 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 3.0129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 2.465 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 2.8118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 2.377 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 2.139 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 31 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 2.3127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 2.4106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 2.4107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 31 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 2.398 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 2.374 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 2.386 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 2.9122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 2.4114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 2.4113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 2.3120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 2.3108 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 2.3107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 2.264 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 2.3102 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 2.7123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 2.292 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 28 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 2.7122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 2.399 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 2.2100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 1.957 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 1.961 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.9south of Alaska · 2143 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.876 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.9119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.0108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.9104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.9104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.8107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.7104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.0103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 3.5127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.0115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 3.088 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.9121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.7103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.9111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.9101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.197 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.8116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 3.286 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.837 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 57 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020eudroeg. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:04 AM UTC.