Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 65 km E of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 65 km E of Sand Point, Alaska on Sat, Mar 9, 2024, 11:15 AM AKST (20:15 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. 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
2024-03-09 20:15:15 UTC
Depth
12.1 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.245° N, 159.483° 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
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 155 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.04 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 938 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.8115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 937 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.294 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 937 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.496 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 936 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.6109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 936 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.3114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 935 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.953 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 934 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.275 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 934 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.6100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 934 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.0102 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 933 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.196 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 933 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.947 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 933 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.940 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska · 933 days ago · 96 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.096 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 933 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.0109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 933 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.9101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 932 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.899 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 932 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.867 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 931 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 3.032 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 931 days ago · 53 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.1105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 931 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.034 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 931 days ago · 72 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 2.195 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 931 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 2.080 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 931 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 2.324 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 930 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 2.191 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 930 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 2.3104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 927 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.5120 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 927 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.15 km NW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 926 days ago · 92 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 2.343 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 926 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 2.130 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 926 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 2.276 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 925 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 2.5100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 925 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 2.8116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 924 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 2.5121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 924 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 3.0114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 924 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 3.1111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 924 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 2.3102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 924 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 2.4102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 924 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 2.6116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 924 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 2.6114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 924 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 3.1117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 924 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 2.5117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 924 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 2.4103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 924 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 2.123 km ENE of Perryville, Alaska · 923 days ago · 70 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 2.059 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 923 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 2.3111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 923 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 2.044 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 923 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 2.2109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 923 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 2.017 km NNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 922 days ago · 97 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 2.3107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 922 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 1.950 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 922 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 1.931 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 922 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 2.0110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 920 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 2.0107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 920 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 2.0109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 920 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.995 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 920 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 2.3110 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 920 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 2.074 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 919 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 2.394 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 919 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 1.728 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 919 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 155.

Before

  1. 2.083 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 939 days ago · 31 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.152 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 939 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.599 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 939 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.149 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 940 days ago · 56 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.246 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 940 days ago · 68 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.534 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 940 days ago · 47 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.590 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 940 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.0106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 941 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.1112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 941 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.961 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 941 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.617 km NNE of Perryville, Alaska · 942 days ago · 102 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.068 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 942 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.0109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 942 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.199 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 943 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.063 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 943 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.961 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 943 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.3106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 944 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.2103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 944 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.5103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 944 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.490 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 945 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away

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