Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 52 km S of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 52 km S of Sand Point, Alaska on Sun, May 1, 2022, 10:34 AM AKDT (18:34 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 110 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-05-01 18:34:37 UTC
Depth
23.7 km (14.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.872° N, 160.345° 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
20

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 109 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.187 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1615 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.6102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1615 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.6south of Alaska · 1615 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.398 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1615 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.651 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1615 days ago · 49 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.3109 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1615 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.993 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1615 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.845 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1614 days ago · 38 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.4121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1614 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.558 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1614 days ago · 80 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 3.094 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1613 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.845 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 1612 days ago · 130 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.5106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.6109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.898 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.5101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.981 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1610 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.984 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1610 days ago · 55 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.4108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1610 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.9112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1610 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 2.075 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1609 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 3.212 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 1609 days ago · 71 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.7south of Alaska · 1609 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.8109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1608 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.7106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1608 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 1.768 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1608 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 1.9142 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1608 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 1.9107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1608 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 1.752 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1608 days ago · 48 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 3.192 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1608 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 2.198 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1607 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 2.997 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1607 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 2.1114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1607 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 1.979 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1607 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 2.775 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1607 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 2.291 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1606 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 2.0103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1606 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 1.962 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1606 days ago · 44 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.9118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1606 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 1.852 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1606 days ago · 43 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.8south of Alaska · 1605 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 1.6109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 3.120 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 79 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 1.9113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 40 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 2.821 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 55 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 1.5111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 1.7Alaska Peninsula · 1604 days ago · 53 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 2.175 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 2.273 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.992 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 3.4111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 2.9131 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 2.9118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 1.8127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 2.086 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 46 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 1.698 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 1.662 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 62 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 1.898 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 39 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 2.6120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 1.979 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.6103 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1615 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.158 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1615 days ago · 49 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.986 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1615 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.9119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1616 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.290 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1617 days ago · 30 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.184 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1617 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.3100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1617 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.5111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1617 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.3104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1617 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.086 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1617 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 3.0113 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1617 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.977 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1618 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.888 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1618 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.995 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1618 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.069 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 1619 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.667 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 1619 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.583 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1619 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.573 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1619 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.670 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1619 days ago · 43 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.6112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1619 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away

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