Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 70 km E of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 70 km E of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Nov 30, 2022, 3:28 PM AKST (00:28 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 51 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-12-01 00:28:54 UTC
Depth
13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.222° N, 159.409° 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
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 167 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.080 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1401 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.4south of Alaska · 1400 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.141 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 75 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.7108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.798 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1399 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.517 km NW of Perryville, Alaska · 1399 days ago · 100 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.170 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.079 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.2106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.924 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 57 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.4south of Alaska · 1396 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.654 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1396 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.296 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 3.297 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.478 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1394 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 1393 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.166 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.8112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.7114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.168 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.167 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 2.1107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.4103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.8south of Alaska · 1390 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 2.820 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 62 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 2.1104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.593 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 2.897 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 2.315 km SE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 72 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 2.4Alaska Peninsula · 1387 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 2.492 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1387 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.155 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1386 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 2.493 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1386 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.498 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1385 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.6105 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1385 days ago · 37 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 2.219 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1385 days ago · 62 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 2.181 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1385 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 2.8114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1384 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 2.847 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 1384 days ago · 52 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 2.08 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 68 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 2.4100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 2.354 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 2.463 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 4.2107 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 41 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 3.029 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 81 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 2.399 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 2.151 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 2.4106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 3.3107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 2.4110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 2.6114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 2.159 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 2.4123 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 31 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 2.262 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 1377 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 2.065 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1375 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 3.5121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1375 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 2.060 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1375 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 2.468 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1375 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 2.3south of Alaska · 1375 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 167.

Before

  1. 1.656 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1403 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.285 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1403 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.576 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1403 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.780 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1403 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.989 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1403 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.187 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1403 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.3south of Alaska · 1405 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.3100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.269 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.071 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1406 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.0117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1406 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.082 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1406 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.795 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1406 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.9108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1407 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.815 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1407 days ago · 51 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.2106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1407 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.956 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1411 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.986 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1412 days ago · 32 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 3.4112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1412 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.650 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1413 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away

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