Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 97 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 97 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Mon, Feb 20, 2023, 11:11 AM AKST (20:11 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 93 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-02-20 20:11:38 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.567° N, 159.780° 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
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 109 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.1117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.2124 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 3.190 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 3.1Alaska Peninsula · 1311 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 3.099 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.4119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 27 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 4.3south of Alaska · 1310 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 3.0117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.480 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.842 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.3105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 41 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.266 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.150 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.155 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.8119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.4100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.5134 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.7104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 3.160 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 3.3119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 45 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 2.354 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 4.593 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 3.5107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 2.598 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 29 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.596 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 26 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.592 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 3.0106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 3.0104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 35 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 2.5110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.498 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 32 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 2.067 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 2.096 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 2.899 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 1.885 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 2.292 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 2.390 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 2.195 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.084 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 3.1south of Alaska · 1294 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 2.9116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 3.037 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 91 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 2.493 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 39 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 2.169 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 49 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 3.2south of Alaska · 1291 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 2.3119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 2.8101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1289 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 2.8south of Alaska · 1288 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 2.497 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.431 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1286 days ago · 51 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 2.5south of Alaska · 1285 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 2.079 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.4103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 2.9107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 2.799 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 2.021 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 2.3126 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 3.0118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 1.611 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 53 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 3.3110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 2.2south of Alaska · 1282 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 109.

Before

  1. 2.3107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.991 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 38 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.780 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.1120 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 3.1110 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 3.0126 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.5117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 3.169 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.122 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 49 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.5130 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.247 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.4south of Alaska · 1323 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 3.368 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.881 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.387 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 3.189 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.9129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.262 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.834 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 53 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 3.2south of Alaska · 1328 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away

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