Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 96 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 96 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Sun, Dec 27, 2020, 10:29 PM AKST (07:29 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 90 km SE 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
2020-12-28 07:29:48 UTC
Depth
23.8 km (14.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.577° N, 159.765° 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
16

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. 2.4100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.6110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.4125 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.495 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.577 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.4122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.499 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 23 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.599 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 35 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.4110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.493 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 25 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.294 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.4131 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.6south of Alaska · 2105 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.9154 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.176 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.598 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.475 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.4109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 24 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.9101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.494 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 2.7128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 1.943 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 3.2104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 27 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 3.1151 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 3.0133 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 3.8119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 2.8114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 2.8148 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 2.2105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.783 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.954 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 2.7108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 4.590 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 27 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 2.192 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 2.291 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 2.189 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 2.192 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 23 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 2.8112 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 32 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 2.4147 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 3.5108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.188 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 2.355 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 27 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 2.2107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 2.090 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.864 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 4.287 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 29 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 2.197 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 28 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 3.180 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 2.880 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 28 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 2.2109 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 31 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 2.1122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 27 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 2.094 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 23 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 2.197 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 28 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 2.6115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 2.0100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 1.986 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 2.1134 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 2.091 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 2.886 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 24 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 2.585 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 28 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.6121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.495 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.7125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 3.8122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 31 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.597 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.9121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.793 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 23 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.8144 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.8134 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.891 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 24 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.998 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 21 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.5107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.4101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.2139 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.267 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.357 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 57 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.3111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.774 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.399 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.9128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away

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