Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 84 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 84 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska on Sun, Dec 20, 2020, 4:09 AM AKST (13:09 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 71 km S of King Cove, 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
2020-12-20 13:09:31 UTC
Depth
13.3 km (8.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.617° N, 160.931° 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
14

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. 2.3108 km SSE of Sand Point, AK · 2113 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.2110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.0100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.3116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.0south of Alaska · 2112 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.198 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.896 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.2119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.758 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 3.090 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.2102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.1105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.4south of Alaska · 2112 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 3.0114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 4.454 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 38 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 3.494 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.8136 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.394 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 3.195 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.328 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 115 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.8105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 2.6112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 3.187 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 2.4107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.3112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 2.9108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 2.9110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.476 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 3.4110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.4113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 2.3114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 2.7112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 2.4110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 2.490 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 2.7102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 2.396 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 2.3south of Alaska · 2110 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 2.061 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 2.698 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 2.7120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 3.1118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 4.4129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 2.9107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 2.6127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 2.498 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 2.082 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 2.698 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 2.354 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 2.3121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 2.495 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 2.7south of Alaska · 2109 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 2.075 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 2.6113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 2.5111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 3.092 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 2.397 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 2.8124 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 1.949 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 73 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 3.196 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 2.2100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.957 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.496 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.762 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.4103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.1103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.6114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 3.096 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.994 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.3142 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.5108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.996 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.294 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.2134 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.2100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.1137 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.6126 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.1100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.0101 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.0113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.823 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 77 km deep · 98 km away

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