Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 61 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 61 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Fri, Sep 23, 2022, 3:59 PM AKDT (23:59 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 52 km SSE 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
2022-09-23 23:59:56 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.855° N, 160.040° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 177 in the 60 days after this one and 114 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.839 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 60 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.933 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 68 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.992 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.164 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.159 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 58 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.793 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.6106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 34 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.995 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.895 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 3.2103 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.580 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.0101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 28 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.094 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.355 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.8101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 1465 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.9106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 32 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.2105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.093 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 2.0113 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 2.664 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.965 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.837 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 59 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.798 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 3.1119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 34 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 1.860 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 65 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.957 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 4.370 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1462 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 1.993 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1462 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 2.7111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 31 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 1.9128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 2.096 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 3.792 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 1.7Alaska Peninsula · 1461 days ago · 51 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 1.9120 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 1.691 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 1.899 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 1.631 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 2.142 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 69 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 2.2south of Alaska · 1459 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 2.9159 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1458 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 3.478 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1457 days ago · 34 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 3.032 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 2.036 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 2.0112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 2.034 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 1.734 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 1.782 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 1.636 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1455 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 1.858 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 1455 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 1.8101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1455 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 2.2109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1455 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 1.731 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1455 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 2.096 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 2.661 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 25 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 2.2111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 3.0south of Alaska · 1452 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 1.854 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 4.6south of Alaska · 1452 days ago · 29 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 177.

Before

  1. 1.678 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.951 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.772 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1470 days ago · 42 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.6106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1471 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.693 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1471 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.876 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1471 days ago · 43 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.7118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1471 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.8south of Alaska · 1472 days ago · 29 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.661 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.692 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.970 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 43 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.753 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 76 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.6100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.792 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.597 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.9129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1473 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.994 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1473 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.757 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1474 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.9108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1474 days ago · 32 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.4114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away

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