Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Dec 9, 2020, 5:05 PM AKST (02:05 UTC), 14 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
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-12-10 02:05:00 UTC
Depth
13.7 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.500° N, 159.699° 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
22

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. 2.0119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.3104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.2103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.795 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.1108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 21 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.395 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.395 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.0108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.299 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.0114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 28 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.089 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 19 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.2106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 30 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.897 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 24 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 3.094 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 28 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.9117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.298 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 3.0102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.2106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 3.6109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 29 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 3.0106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 25 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 2.184 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 2.091 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 2.095 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 2.2111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 2.0114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 2.296 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 25 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 1.9103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 25 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 1.8115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 2.2122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 2.397 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 25 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.3111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 27 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.7119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 4.1100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 2.7136 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 3.484 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 2.8117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 2.164 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 2.899 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 2.7107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 28 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.5111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 23 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 2.7115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 2.9120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 2.5109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 4.485 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 29 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 2.899 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 2.278 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 2.499 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 30 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 2.596 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 2.2104 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 3.8115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 2.295 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 21 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 2.3100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 21 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.8104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 3.2123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 2.4128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 2.4112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 2.7104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.6103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 22 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 2.7106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 22 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 2.795 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.0106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 3.199 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 23 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.4101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.785 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 4.9103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 23 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 4
  6. 2.6105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 24 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.0102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.959 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.296 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.3126 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.3132 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.762 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.276 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.4100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 25 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.4112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 25 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.3131 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.094 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.5south of Alaska · 2126 days ago · 39 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.3south of Alaska · 2126 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.3107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020fulmo5y. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:08 AM UTC.