Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 7 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska on Tue, Mar 21, 2023, 3:19 AM AKDT (11:19 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 Alaska Peninsula. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-03-21 11:19:18 UTC
Depth
59.1 km (36.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.399° N, 160.467° 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
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 98 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 1292 days ago · 63 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.431 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 51 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.513 km NW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.5south of Alaska · 1291 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.079 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.021 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.843 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1289 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.611 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 53 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 3.131 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 161 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.949 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 124 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.862 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.631 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 67 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.965 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.7Alaska Peninsula · 1285 days ago · 95 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.986 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.981 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.074 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.838 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1279 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.088 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 3.165 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 56 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 2.327 km NNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 127 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.9south of Alaska · 1277 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.690 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.961 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.989 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.862 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.985 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 2.069 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1274 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.749 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1273 days ago · 62 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 3.257 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1272 days ago · 55 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.762 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1272 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 2.982 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1271 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 2.7Alaska Peninsula · 1271 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.849 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1269 days ago · 59 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 2.349 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1269 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 2.184 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1269 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 2.190 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1269 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 2.258 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1268 days ago · 40 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 2.248 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1265 days ago · 34 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 2.156 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1265 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 2.165 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1264 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 3.4Alaska Peninsula · 1264 days ago · 42 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 2.167 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1264 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 2.078 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1264 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 1.651 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1263 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 1.688 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1262 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 2.110 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1262 days ago · 67 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 2.018 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1262 days ago · 162 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 1.9south of Alaska · 1262 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 2.234 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1262 days ago · 154 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 2.734 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1261 days ago · 157 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 2.079 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1260 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 1.952 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1260 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 2.147 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1260 days ago · 50 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 2.050 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1259 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 2.067 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1258 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 1.823 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1258 days ago · 59 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 2.335 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1257 days ago · 170 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 2.281 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1257 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 3.089 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1256 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 98.

Before

  1. 1.961 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 52 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.169 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 49 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.233 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 108 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.493 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.037 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 91 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 3.1south of Alaska · 1299 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.084 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.573 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.390 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.292 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.885 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.067 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.675 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.592 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 4.593 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.354 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 50 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 3.160 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.040 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.155 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.150 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away

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