M2.7 earthquake 202 km S of Sand Point, Alaska
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 202 km S of Sand Point, Alaska on Mon, Feb 10, 2020, 9:03 AM AKST (18:03 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-02-10 18:03:04 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 53.528° N, 160.145° 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. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.7 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.105 · 12 stations |
| 2.7 | ML, local (Richter) | Alaska Earthquake Center | Preliminary |
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 7.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 233°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.4209 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.1140 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 29 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.4116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2376 days ago · 23 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.5222 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2373 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.3238 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2367 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.2140 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70007t46 (also filed as ak0201w3rq3u). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:35 AM UTC.