Alaska earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 38 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 38 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Jan 8, 2020, 5:28 PM AKST (02:28 UTC), 90 km (56 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-01-09 02:28:33 UTC
Depth
90.0 km (55.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.618° N, 160.136° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
4.0mb, body-waveUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.125 · 17 stations
3.5ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.4 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
82

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.028 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.051 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.722 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 78 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.084 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.728 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.233 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 50 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.241 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 54 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.453 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.963 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.959 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.085 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 43 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.858 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 92 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.834 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 51 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.857 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 37 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.056 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.164 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.470 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.17 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 74 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.311 km SW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.054 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 38 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 2.359 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.01 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 63 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 2.036 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 2.633 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 63 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.759 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.158 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 60 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.043 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 52 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 2.249 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 169 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 1.762 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 145 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 2.536 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 55 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.556 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 2.243 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 66 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.962 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 2.074 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 2.642 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 2.862 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 1.618 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 64 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 1.969 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.830 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 150 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.371 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.637 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 58 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.661 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 52 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.459 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.974 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.058 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.489 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.937 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.633 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 52 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.948 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 61 km deep · 87 km away

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