Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 49 km N of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 49 km N of Sand Point, Alaska on Sun, Oct 29, 2023, 9:57 AM AKDT (17:57 UTC), 101 km (63 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 42 km S of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-10-29 17:57:21 UTC
Depth
100.9 km (62.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.778° N, 160.388° 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
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.126 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1067 days ago · 53 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.654 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1067 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.951 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1066 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.129 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1066 days ago · 144 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.560 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 1065 days ago · 85 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.260 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1065 days ago · 41 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.926 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 1064 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.83 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1064 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.76 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1064 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.849 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1063 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.839 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1063 days ago · 53 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.048 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1062 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.69 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1056 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.963 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1056 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 3.09 km W of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1054 days ago · 169 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.258 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 1053 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.04 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1049 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.867 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1048 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 1048 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.555 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1047 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 2.049 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1047 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.852 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1046 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 1045 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 2.025 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1044 days ago · 46 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.49 km NNW of Perryville, Alaska · 1043 days ago · 93 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 2.730 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1043 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 2.327 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1043 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.126 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1041 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.845 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1040 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 3.150 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1039 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.047 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1037 days ago · 39 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 2.220 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 1037 days ago · 62 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.052 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1037 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 2.153 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1036 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 1.944 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1035 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.940 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1033 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 2.138 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1030 days ago · 81 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 2.264 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1029 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 2.955 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1028 days ago · 156 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.844 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1027 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.930 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1026 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 2.127 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1025 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 2.863 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1022 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 1.921 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1018 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 2.032 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1018 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 2.49 km ENE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1018 days ago · 109 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 2.720 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1018 days ago · 147 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 1.919 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1018 days ago · 58 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 2.237 km SW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1018 days ago · 88 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 1.913 km WNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1016 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 1.859 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1015 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.831 km N of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1015 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 2.049 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1014 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 3.040 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1013 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 2.39 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1013 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 2.964 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1011 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 2.437 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1010 days ago · 73 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 3.842 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1010 days ago · 52 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.837 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1010 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 2.419 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1010 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 66.

Before

  1. 2.048 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1073 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.147 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1073 days ago · 52 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.939 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1074 days ago · 56 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.960 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1074 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.117 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 1075 days ago · 70 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.635 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1075 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.728 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1075 days ago · 69 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.954 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1078 days ago · 112 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.752 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1079 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.759 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 1080 days ago · 112 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.438 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1080 days ago · 46 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.144 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1080 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.049 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1081 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.048 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 1081 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.911 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1083 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.210 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1083 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.010 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1083 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.919 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1085 days ago · 54 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.711 km N of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1088 days ago · 194 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.742 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1090 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away

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