Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 40 km N of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 40 km N of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Jun 28, 2023, 6:05 PM AKDT (02:05 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 59 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-06-29 02:05:22 UTC
Depth
67.5 km (41.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.693° N, 160.584° 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
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.252 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1191 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.160 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1188 days ago · 67 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.128 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1184 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 3.063 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1178 days ago · 60 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.06 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1178 days ago · 94 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.750 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1177 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 3.218 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1174 days ago · 61 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.949 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1173 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.458 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1173 days ago · 78 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 3.341 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 1172 days ago · 71 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.461 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1169 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.839 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1169 days ago · 82 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.853 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1167 days ago · 46 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 1167 days ago · 104 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.957 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1167 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 4.559 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1167 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
  17. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 1166 days ago · 69 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.160 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1165 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.7Alaska Peninsula · 1164 days ago · 65 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.044 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1164 days ago · 156 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.664 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1164 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.849 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 1163 days ago · 86 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 3.1Alaska Peninsula · 1163 days ago · 58 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 2.954 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1162 days ago · 79 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.026 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1161 days ago · 150 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 1161 days ago · 156 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 3.338 km NW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1158 days ago · 198 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 1.667 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1158 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 2.122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1155 days ago · 53 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 2.43 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 100 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.737 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 1153 days ago · 80 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 1.647 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1153 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 2.033 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1152 days ago · 65 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 1.956 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1151 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 2.061 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 1151 days ago · 116 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 2.17 km NNE of Perryville, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 74 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.656 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 2.830 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1149 days ago · 55 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 1.870 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1149 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.955 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1147 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.932 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1147 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 1.723 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1146 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 2.651 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.812 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 2.040 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.637 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1142 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.542 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1142 days ago · 98 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 3.243 km ENE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1142 days ago · 152 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 1.544 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1140 days ago · 88 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 3.135 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1140 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 2.059 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1140 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.057 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.712 km NW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 102 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 1.960 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 2.148 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 2.152 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1135 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 2.357 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1134 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 1.934 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1132 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 3.429 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1193 days ago · 160 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.513 km WNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1194 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.951 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1196 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.351 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1197 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 3.042 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1197 days ago · 182 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.952 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1197 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.5Alaska Peninsula · 1199 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.87 km NW of Perryville, Alaska · 1200 days ago · 109 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 3.040 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 1204 days ago · 79 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.944 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1207 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.613 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 74 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.852 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.047 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 86 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.653 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.864 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1213 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.834 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1213 days ago · 57 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.843 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1213 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.862 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1213 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 1214 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.070 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1215 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away

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