Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Sun, Dec 13, 2020, 2:35 AM AKST (11:35 UTC), 27 km (17 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
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-12-13 11:35:21 UTC
Depth
26.7 km (16.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.257° N, 159.758° 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
25

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.3109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.0121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.0116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.892 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.256 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.2200 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.2128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.094 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.2170 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.9100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.9south of Alaska · 2118 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.0122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.897 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.0103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.998 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 3.0125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 28 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.6144 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.9100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.099 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 2.0111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.782 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.8118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 25 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 2.1106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.9118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 2.4190 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 1.9101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 27 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 2.180 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 1.679 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.891 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 1.6103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 1.6120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 1.691 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 1.8134 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 1.895 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 2.692 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 1.786 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 2.897 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 2.775 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.883 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 2.2109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 1.7101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 1.8104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 2.092 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 1.596 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 1.998 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 1.595 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 1.690 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 1.576 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.679 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 1.8117 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 32 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 1.9131 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 1.7102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 2.7133 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 24 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 1.7117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 1.7120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 1.8100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 1.588 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 1.696 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 1.7105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 3.353 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.1102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.1102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.397 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.6104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.2104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.3114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 32 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.493 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.4114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 27 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.3103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.488 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.667 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.070 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.490 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.4111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.3109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 3.1103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 3.1122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.3113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 28 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.4130 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away

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