Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 76 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 76 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Dec 9, 2020, 1:22 AM AKST (10:22 UTC), 15 km (9 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
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-12-09 10:22:34 UTC
Depth
14.8 km (9.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.667° N, 160.216° 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
13

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. 2.762 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.3132 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.3126 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.296 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.959 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.0102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.6105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.9103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 4
  9. 2.785 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.4101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 3.199 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.0106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.3106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.0119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.987 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.3104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.2103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.795 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.1108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.395 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 2.395 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 2.0108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 2.299 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 2.0114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 28 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 2.089 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 2.2106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 30 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 2.897 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 3.094 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 28 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 1.9117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 2.298 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 3.0102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 2.2106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 3.6109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 29 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 3.0106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 2.184 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 2.091 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 2.095 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 2.2111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 2.0114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 2.296 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 1.9103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 1.8115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 2.2122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 2.397 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 2.3111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 2.7119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 4.1100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 2.7136 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  49. 3.484 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 2.8117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 2.164 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 2.899 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 2.7107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 2.5111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 2.7115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 2.9120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 2.5109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 4.485 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 29 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 2.899 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 2.073 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.4100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.4112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.3131 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.094 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.5south of Alaska · 2122 days ago · 39 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.3south of Alaska · 2122 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.3107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.3100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.3109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 3.1103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.777 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.5134 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.3107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.3117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.2102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.292 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.2108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 3.2109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.184 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.797 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away

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