Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 89 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 89 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska on Thu, Aug 3, 2023, 11:50 AM AKDT (19:50 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 47 km S 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
2023-08-03 19:50:39 UTC
Depth
13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.590° N, 161.042° 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: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1156 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.990 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1156 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.670 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1156 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.2126 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1156 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 3.684 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1156 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.878 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1156 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.9126 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1156 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.768 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1155 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.1140 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1155 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.996 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1155 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 53 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.045 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 58 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.020 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 82 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.9119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1153 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.9110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1153 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.847 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1153 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.9125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1153 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.8100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1153 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.2105 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1153 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.0109 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1153 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 2.1142 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1152 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.737 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 1152 days ago · 80 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.9101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1152 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.981 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1152 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.794 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1152 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 1.9101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1152 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 1.7114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1152 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 3.690 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1152 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 1.7105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1152 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 1.9109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1152 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 1.683 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1152 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 3.087 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1152 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 1.891 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1152 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.877 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1152 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 2.033 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1152 days ago · 65 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 1.766 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1151 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 3.368 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1151 days ago · 41 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 1.956 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1151 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 1.981 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1151 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 2.082 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 2.097 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 2.6116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 1.656 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1149 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 2.094 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1149 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 2.083 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1149 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 1.850 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1149 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 1.6105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1149 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.787 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1149 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 1.6107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1149 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 2.830 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1149 days ago · 55 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 1148 days ago · 35 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.679 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1148 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 2.3111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1147 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 2.7100 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1147 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 2.169 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1147 days ago · 53 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 1.955 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1146 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 1.932 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1146 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 2.986 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1146 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 1.784 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1146 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 1146 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 5.685 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1156 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 12 · tsunami flag
  2. 2.2101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1156 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.8113 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1157 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 3.1110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1157 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.9100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1157 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.898 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1157 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.882 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1157 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.681 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1157 days ago · 27 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.9103 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1158 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.6100 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1158 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.8117 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1158 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.2131 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1158 days ago · 30 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.563 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1158 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.097 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1158 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.091 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1158 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.898 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1159 days ago · 25 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.1103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1159 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.683 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1159 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.0117 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1159 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.568 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1159 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away

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