Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Sun, Dec 13, 2020, 11:01 PM AKST (08:01 UTC), 16 km (10 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-12-14 08:01:38 UTC
Depth
15.8 km (9.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.399° N, 159.897° 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
18

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. 1.782 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.8118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 25 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.1106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.9118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.4190 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.9101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 27 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.180 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.679 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.891 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.6103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.6120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.691 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.8134 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.895 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.692 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 23 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.786 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.897 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.775 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.779 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.883 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 2.2109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 1.7101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 1.8104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.092 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 1.596 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 1.998 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 28 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 1.595 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 1.690 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 1.576 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.679 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.8117 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 32 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 1.9131 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 19 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 1.7102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 2.7133 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 24 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 1.7117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 1.7120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 1.8100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 1.588 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 1.696 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 1.7105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 1.9120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 1.8142 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 1.8127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 2.7118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 1.7113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 2.088 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 1.9125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 1.6105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 23 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 1.769 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 2.9103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 22 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 1.594 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 1.8146 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 1.589 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 1.885 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 2.0102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 1.9107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 3.288 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 5.3203 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away · tsunami flag
  59. 2.3140 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 36 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 2.2117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 36 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.099 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.9100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.6144 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 24 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 3.0125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 28 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.998 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.0103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.897 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.0122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.9south of Alaska · 2118 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.9100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.2170 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.094 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 29 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.2128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.2200 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 29 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.256 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.892 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.0116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.0121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.3109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.2101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away

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